{"product_id":"the-devils-bridge-9781472839862","title":"The Devils Bridge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating title offers a new look at Operation \u003ci\u003eMarket Garden\u003c\/i\u003e and the Arnhem campaign from the perspective of the German forces who defended against the Allied offensive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the late summer of 1944, SS-Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Willi Bittrich found himself in the Netherlands surveying his II SS Panzer Corps, which was in a poor state having narrowly escaped the defeat in Normandy. He was completely unaware that his command lay directly in the path of a major Allied thrust: the September 17, 1944, launch of the largest airborne and glider operation in the history of warfare. Codenamed Operation \u003ci\u003eMarket Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, it was intended to outflank the German West Wall and bounce the Rhine at Arnhem, from where the Allies could strike into the Ruhr, Nazi Germany''s industrial heartland. Such a move could have ended the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e However, \u003ci\u003eMarket Garden\u003c\/i\u003e and the battle for Arnhem were a disaster for the Allies. Put together in little over a week and lacki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an important and timely operational analysis of the events of September 1944. It is a mark of my respect for Anthony Tucker-Jones's work that I wish I had researched and written \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e. Thus I am more than happy to commend his scholarship to you. -- Professor Peter Caddick-Adams\u003cbr\u003eA gripping narrative from a less familiar viewpoint - that of Holland's occupiers. -- Dr Graham Goodlad\u003cbr\u003eA fine sense of detail and character makes this a thrilling and unusual read. -- Tim Newark\u003cbr\u003eInterestingly examining the actions of the German forces that led to Arnhem. -- Robin Buckland\u003cbr\u003eThis analysis provides a valuable insight into an event which is a signally important event in British military history. -- Trevor James * The Historian *\u003cbr\u003eThe story of the ill-fated but courageous Allied defeat will continue to fascinate military history buffs, but anyone wanting to understand this chapter in the war from the “other side of the hill” will find \u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBridge\u003c\/i\u003e equally as compelling. -- Becky Clark * Solider Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements Foreword Prologue: Model Gets Indigestion List of Maps\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/i\u003e 1. Race Against Time 2. Zangen’s Great Escape 3. Six and a Quarter 4. Student’s Paras 5. Chill on the Albert 6. The Devil Lies in Wait 7. Bittrich’s Quick Reaction 8. Panzers at Valkenswaard 9. Airborne Stepping Stones 10. Fierce Counter-attacks 11. Reichswald Assault 12. Resistance at the Valkhof 13. Creating Hell’s Highway 14. Arnhem Retaken 15. SS in the Betuwe 16. Model Triumphs 17. Unrepentant Advocate 18. Panzer Corps Controversy 19. Last Battles 20. Little Consequence 21. Mary of Arnhem \u003ci\u003eEpilogue: Poignant Tragedy Appendices Notes and References Bibliography Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408762839383,"sku":"9781472839862","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-devils-bridge-9781472839862","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}