Arnhem 1944 : Operation 'Market Garden' /
Stephen Badsey.
- 96 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
- Osprey military campaign series ; 24 .
- Osprey military campaign series ; 24. .
Includes bibliographical references (p92).
The Origins of the Battle -- The Opposing Commanders -- The Allied Commanders -- The German Commanders -- The Opposing Armies -- The Allied Forces -- The German Forces -- The Opposing Plans -- The Allied Plans -- The German Plans -- The Air Armada, 16 to 17 September -- The Allied Attack, 17 September -- The Allied Failure, 18 September -- The German Counter-Attack, 19 September -- The Stalemate, 20 September -- The New Allied Plan, 21 to 22 September -- The End at Arnhem, 23 to 26 September -- The Aftermath of the Battle -- Wargaming 'Market Garden'.
A joint penetration by an armored column and a large-scale airborne drop to secure key waterways and railheads during World War II.