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Book SynopsisOf the 10,000 men who landed at Arnhem, over nine days 1,400 were killed and more than 6,000 – about a third of them wounded – were captured. The narrative was first published anonymously in 1945.45 years later at a dinner party in Germany, Louis Hagen met Major Winrich Behr, Adjutant to Field Marshal Model at Arnhem.
Trade Review'One of the most moving pages yet written about the conflict … tells its story with modern simplicity and unaffectedness.' * The Sunday Times *
'As a chronicle of action Arnhem Lift is the best of its kind. It has integrity as well as drama.' * The Listener *
'He tells the story of his part in that heroic struggle against overwhelming odds straightforwardly and without a trace of egoism.' * The Scotsman *
'Distils experience with a precision which every writer must admire.' * New Statesman *
