Nijmegen : U.S. 82nd Airborne Division - 1944

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saunders, Tim.

Series:

Battleground Europe - Market Garden

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd--History.

United States.

Jaguar (Jet fighter plane).

Nijmegen--82nd airborne division--History.

Nijmegen--82nd airborne division.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Netherlands--Guidebooks.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Battlefields--Netherlands.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.

Local Subjects:

Jaguar (Jet fighter plane).

Nijmegen--82nd airborne division--History.

Nijmegen--82nd airborne division.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 82nd Airborne Division fought some of its most desperate battles in support of the British landings at Arnhem, yet these actions are little known today.. All of the units, personalities and actions of this hopeless struggle are covered in the acclaimed Battleground Europe style. This heavily illustrated work also contains a guide to the battle sites, monuments and local facilities as they are today.

Contents:

""Battleground series:""; ""Title Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ADVICE TO VISITORS""; ""CHAPTER ONE - BACKGROUND AND THE MARKET GARDEN PLAN""; ""Alliance Politics""; ""Logistics""; ""First Allied Airborne Army""; ""Intelligence""; ""The MARKET GARDEN Plan � Outline""; ""82nd Airborne Division�s Mission and Plan""; ""CHAPTER TWO - THE CAPTURE OF THE BRIDGE AT GRAVE""; ""The Grave Bridge � Sunday 17 September 1944""; ""CHAPTER THREE - THE OVERASSELT DZ AND THE MAAS / WAAL CANAL BRIDGES""

""Drop Zone OSCAR � Sunday 17 September 1944""""The Heumen Bridge � Sunday 17 September 1944""; ""Neerbosch/Honinghuite Bridge (Number 10) � Dawn: Monday 18 September""; ""Guards Armoured Division�s Deployment � 19 September 1944""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - MOLENHOEK AND THE HILL""; ""Monday 18 September 1944""; ""Subsequent Days""; ""Securing the Low Ground 1 � 3 October 1944""; ""The Molenhoek Counter-Attack � Wednesday 20 September 1944 (see map page 62)""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - THE GROESBEEK HEIGHTS""; ""Drop Zone N (November) � Sunday 17 September 1944""

""505 PIR�s Initial Deployment""""Drop Zone T (TANGO) � Sunday 17 September 1944""; ""508 PIR�s Initial Deployment � Sunday 17 September 1944""; ""First German Counter Attacks � Monday 18 September 1944""; ""Wyler � The Border Village � Tuesday 19 � Wednesday 20 September 1944""; ""CHAPTER SIX - BERG EN DAL, BEEK AND DEVIL�S HILL""; ""The Capture of Beek and Devil�s Hill � Tuesday 19 September 1944""; ""The Corps Feldt Attack � Wednesday 20 September 1944""; ""The All American and the Yeoman of England""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - NIJMEGEN AND THE WAAL BRIDGES""

""Sunday 17 September 1944""""Monday 18 September 1944""; ""Tuesday 19 September 1944""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT - CAPTURE OF THE WAAL BRIDGES""; ""Evening � Tuesday 19 September 1944""; ""Wednesday 20 September 1944""; ""The Capture of the Railway Bridge�s Southern End � Afternoon, Wednesday 20 September 1944""; ""The Assault River Crossing � 15.00 Hours Wednesday 20 September 1944""; ""Hof van Holland � Afternoon � Wednesday 20 September 1944""; ""The Capture of the Railway Bridge � Late Afternoon 20 September 1944""

""The Attack on the Road Bridge � Afternoon and Early Evening Wednesday 20 September 1944""""The Grenadiers Rush the Bridge � 1900 Hours Wednesday 20 September 1944""; ""CHAPTER NINE - LENT � NORTH OF THE WAAL""; ""Night Wednesday 20 / Thursday 21 September 1944""; ""Final Thoughts""; ""CHAPTER TEN - OOUSTERHOUT � PRIVATE TOWLE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR""; ""Thursday 21 September 1944""; ""APPENDIX I - ORDERS OF BATTLE""; ""APPENDIX II - CEMETERIES""; ""APPENDIX III""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9781783461141

1783461144

OCLC:

854974883