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Air War 'Market Garden: The Build Up to the Beginning Hardcover – Illustrated, 15 Nov. 2012

by Martin Bowman (Author)

£12.50      RRP: £25.00

Condition NEW-

This is the first volume of a most impressive tribute and accurate four-part work that uniquely presents a complete account of both air and ground operations throughout 'Market-Garden' in September 1944 when British, US and Polish airborne troops made a gallant attempt to seize and hold bridges across the Lower Rhine in Holland as a springboard for crossing into Germany. The Allied planners saw this operation in two parts - hence 'Market', the parachute and glider assault by three airborne divisions to seize the bridges over the intervening rivers and canals; and 'Garden', the advance to Arnhem and beyond by the armoured and infantry divisions of XXX Corps along one single, narrow 64-mile road over the airborne carpet laid by the American 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions. ‘Market' was at the time the largest airborne operation in history; over 34,600 men of the US 101st 'Screaming Eagles' Division, US 82nd 'All American' Division and British 1st Airborne Divisions and the Polish Brigade. 14,589 troops were landed by glider and 20,011 by parachute. Gliders also brought in 1,736 vehicles and 263 artillery pieces and 3,342 tons of ammunition and other supplies were brought by glider and parachute drop.