In the fall of 1944, Allied commanders planned to land airborne divisions in an attempt to capture a series of bridges behind German lines, including the "bridge too far" at Arnhem. Geoffrey Powell, himself a veteran of the Arnhem operation, drew on conversations with many other survivors of the battle to write one of the most dramatic of all accounts of the battle When the book was first published in 1976 under a pseudonym, it was at once recognized as one of the finest evocations of an infantryman's war ever written ...
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In the fall of 1944, Allied commanders planned to land airborne divisions in an attempt to capture a series of bridges behind German lines, including the "bridge too far" at Arnhem. Geoffrey Powell, himself a veteran of the Arnhem operation, drew on conversations with many other survivors of the battle to write one of the most dramatic of all accounts of the battle When the book was first published in 1976 under a pseudonym, it was at once recognized as one of the finest evocations of an infantryman's war ever written.
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Very Good. No Jacket. London: Buchan & Enright, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Revised edition of Powell's remarkable account of the eight terrible days at Arnhem in September 1944, originally published under the pseudonym Tom Angus in 1976. Light toning to stock but otherwise in VG order throughout. Light wear only to pictorial card covers. 8vo. 208pp.
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Very Good. Dust jacket has light scratches and outer edges have minor scuffs. Reading content is in very good condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 205 p. Contains: Illustrations.
