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I thought this book was well written and enjoyed reading it. It followed the British and American landings of D-Day. It pointed out how things could have easily gone one way or another during the campaign. How some very incompetent people were in charge of our soldiers and how the ego's of Eisenhower, Montgomery and Patton got in their way and trickled down thru the ranks of command. This was also very true on the German side of the war. However, the best books I have ever read about this part of WWII, was the four books of "Donald R. Burgett". He lived the experience of the Normandy Invasion and the aftermath that followed. (I found all of these books available on EBAY.) It was actually Donald R. Burgett's 4 books that the movie "Band of Brothers" was taken from. They are a fast read and well written. Written from the eyes of a grunt G.I. I would highly recommend them to anyone that was interested in this period of time and wanted an insight to the men that lived thru this Hell on Earth! And please read the 4 books in order, so you can follow the men thru their march across Europe. ( 1. Currahee ; 2. Seven Roads to Hell ; 3. The Road to Arnhem ; 4. Beyond the Rhine.) There are many things that happened, that the movie never touched upon.Read full review
Ryan does a great job at looking at both individual and a large picture of Operation Market Garden. I just finished reading September Hope on the American experience over there. I am still reading A Bridge too Far. Very enjoyable. It is a very easy read. We are taking a tour to Arnhem in June as part of larger tour and I wanted to read these books to get a better background on this operation. I was not disappointed.
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I had been searching for a copy of this book for quite some time and was thrilled to find it in ebay. It is an excellent historical depiction of the Battle of Arnhem in the Netherlands and all the key characters whose best laid plans failed to deliver the resounding victory they anticipated. Cornelius Ryan provided an epic expose of this WWII battle. Great writing, a good read, and lessons to be learned.
Absolutely spell-binding, the detail of the entire Market-Garden action. This is far more than other accounts of the full event, from it's conception to the tragic conclusion. Mr. Ryan has obviously done an incredible amount of research. I look forward to reading more of his works.
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