A Bridge Too Far - Cornelius Ryan - 1974 Simon Schuster 1st Print HB DJ YA
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Available is this 670 page hardcover with unclipped dust jacket titled "A Bridge Too Far" by Cornelius Ryan and published by Simon and Schuster in 1974 as a first printing. A Bridge Too Far is a masterpiece of narrative military history published in 1974 by Irish-American journalist and war correspondent Cornelius Ryan. The book provides a definitive, hour-by-hour account of Operation Market Garden, a massive but disastrously failed Allied offensive in September 1944 during World War II. [1, 2, 3] The Core Premise & Historical Context Conceived by British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, the plan was designed to end the war by Christmas 1944. It consisted of two parts: [1, 2, 3] "Market": The largest airborne assault in history up to that point, dropping thousands of British, American, and Polish paratroopers behind enemy lines into the German-occupied Netherlands. Their mission was to seize a series of vital bridges. [1, 2, 3] "Garden": A rapid ground advance by British armored units pushing north along a single, narrow highway to link up with the paratroopers. [1, 2] The ultimate goal was to cross the Rhine River at the city of Arnhem, bypassing Germany's Siegfried Line defenses, encircling its industrial heartland (the Ruhr), and marching straight to Berlin. However, the plan unraveled due to bad intelligence, communication breakdowns, and unexpected encounters with elite German SS Panzer units. The Allies failed to take the final bridge at Arnhem, resulting in nearly twi
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Year: 1974
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780671217921
- Condition: Fine
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