THE BATTLE OF ARNHEM

by Cornelis Bauer ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 16, 1967

Subtitled ""The Betrayal Myth Refuted,"" this is less a refutation than an hour by hour account of the nine days of the Battle of Arnhem. For a fictional account, which seems highly nonfictional, see ""Zeno's"" The Cauldron (p. 83), a novel well worth reading as an adjunct to the present book. The object of the battle was for the British to take and hold a vital bridge in Arnhem, Holland. Amassing the greatest paratroop attack in history, the British also sailed into one of their greatest, misplanned disasters when they underestimated the German resistance. Seemingly out of nowhere the Germans pulled an armored division out of their helmets and the British found themselves beleaguered for nine days of hell. Meanwhile, their supplies seldom caught up with them and they were sixty miles from their main forces. That is, they formed an island in enemy territory. Somehow, the German side of the story presented here seems more consistently interesting and dramatic than the heroic activities of the British, though both armies were remarkably audacious throughout the battle. Gripping ironies abound.

Pub Date: March 16, 1967

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Stein & Day

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1967

Categories: NONFICTION