British Airborne Soldier vs Waffen-SS Soldier: Arnhem 1944

Operation Market Garden was an Allied plan to end the war before 1944, relying on airborne troops to secure bridges over the Rhine bridges in the Netherlands. The glider troops of Britain's 1st Airlanding Brigade were critical to this plan, but were short on heavy weapons and not trained in street fighting. They were meant to secure and defend the Allied perimeter around Arnhem as the parachute brigades fought their way into the city. Facing them were understrength Waffen-SS units that were hastily formed into ad hoc battle groups, supported by armour. The troops on both sides would have their tactical flexibility and powers of endurance tested to the limit in the bitter actions that ensued.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 80 pages
Publication date: 25 July 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Operation Market Garden was an Allied plan to end the war before the end of 1944, relying on landing airborne troops to secure bridges over the Rhine bridges in the Netherlands. Critical to this plan were the glider troops of Britain's 1st Airlanding Brigade, who were short on heavy weapons and not trained in street fighting. Facing the airborne forces were understrength Waffen-SS units that were hastily formed into ad hoc battle groups, supported by armour. The troops on both sides would have their tactical flexibility and powers of endurance tested to the limit in the bitter actions that ensued. David Greentree tells the story of the glider troops' dogged defence of the Allied perimeter at Arnhem and the Waffen-SS forces' efforts to overcome them, drawing upon first-hand accounts and the latest research.

Weight: 260g
Dimension: 245 x 186 x 5 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472825704