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Airmen of Arnhem

Door Martin W. Bowman

Categorie
WO II
Boeknummer
#322464-XB4
Titel
Airmen of Arnhem
Auteur
Bowman, Martin W.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley : Pen & Sword
Jaar van uitgave
2020
ISBN10
1526746115
ISBN13
9781526746115
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting

Martin Bowman provides a riveting account of Operation 'Market', the airborne side of the Battle of Arnhem supported by black and white wartime photographs. Martin Bowman presents us here with an unparalleled account of events as they unfolded in the skies above Holland during Operation 'Market-Garden' in September 1944. 'Market-Garden' was a heroic failure conducted at great cost; combined losses - both airborne and ground forces - in killed, wounded and missing amounted to more than 17,000.'Market', the airborne part of the operation, spanned ten Allied lifts in a calamitous nine days of operations, often in foul weather. Over the course of Operation 'Market', 4,050 aircraft saw employment; most of them towed the 1,205 Hamilcar and Horsa gliders and were confronted by an unknown number... (Lees verder) of Luftwaffe aircraft. Stories of individual heroism punctuate this narrative, such as that of David Lord, a RAF Dakota pilot who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Tales such as these humanize a period of wartime history that is often reduced to mere facts. There is no doubting the gallant and valorous contribution of the airmen of Arnhem - the RAF Dakota, Stirling, Halifax, Albemarle, Horsa, Hamilcar and Glider Pilot Regiment crews together with those of the USAAF C-47 Troop Carrier Groups of the IX US Troop Carrier Command, the Waco and Horsa gliders, and the B-24 Liberator resupply crews. All of their incredible, illuminating and often understated accounts of extraordinary courage, camaraderie, shared terror and encounters with the enemy offer a more personalized view of 'Market' and are complemented by the author's background information that give an overall picture of each air operation.
Pagina's
330
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 20,00

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