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Arnhem: Jumping the Rhine 1944 and 1945

By: Lloyd Clark
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Headline Review
ISBN: 0755336364
ISBN-13: 9780755336364
Released: 21 Aug 2008
RRP: £20.00
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Superb Account - By: Pegasus Wonder, 21 Oct 2008
I bought this book having read the excellent review in the Daily Telegraph & was not disappointed. I have read several books about Arnhem, but none have the readability of this one. Yes, I know alll about 'A Bridge Too Far', but it's outdated & not a little confusing in places. This book by Clark blends the latest scholarship with the thrill of a great story briliantly told. It is not, it should be said, just about Arnhem (although that battle takes up half of the book) but is about British & American airborne warfare more generallly. It includes an excellent chapter on the selection, training & character of airborne troops, & ends with three chapters on the Rhine Crossing in March 1945 which involved two airborne divisions. This, therefore, is a book for those intersted in the Second World War, those fascinated by 1944-45 in Europe & those who devour anything about the airborne method. To top it alll off, it is so well written that you just drink it down. The main characters are wonderfully described, you reallly get to understand the soldier in action & the battle scenes just leap off the page. I'm not a historian, but it looks to me that alll of this is backed by an incredible amount of research & lots of interviews. In summary, a great book. Buy it & you won't be disappointed.