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Of 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.

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'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 *

Arnhem Lift

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      Publisher: The History Press Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/2012
      ISBN13: 9780752468686, 978-0752468686
      ISBN10: 0752468685

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Of 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 *

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