A Bridge Too Far
The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II
Simon & Schuster · Print & ebook · February 16, 2010
The classic account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II.
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- Who it’s for
- A layered, readable history that balances scope with battlefield-level detail.
- Genres
- World War II: European Theater, Military History, Military Aviation
- Published
- Simon & Schuster, February 16, 2010
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The classic account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II. A Bridge Too Far is Cornelius Ryan's masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshalled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day.
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In this compelling work of history, Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in Europe in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. Focusing on a vast cast of characters—from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists to common soldiers and commanders—Ryan brings to life one of the most daring and ill-fated operations of the war. A Bridge Too Far superbly recreates the terror and suspense, the heroism and tragedy of this epic operation, which ended in bitter defeat for the Allies.
Wartime Lens
A layered, readable history that balances scope with battlefield-level detail.
Come here for
- clear-eyed wartime history
- European theater, military-aviation angle
Expect
- classic World War II context
- insightful, sustained narrative read
Where it sits
| World War II: European Theater | 97% |
|---|---|
| Military History | 32% |
| Military Aviation | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Military Strategy
- World War II History
- Military Aviation
- Authors
- Cornelius Ryan
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Published
- February 16, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Military Strategy