AIRBORNE TO ARNHEM VOLUME 2: Personal Reminiscences of the Battle of Arnhem, Operation Market, 17-26 September 1944
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Second of three volumes of reminiscences of the Battle of Arnhem, Operation MARKET, 17th-26th September 1944. The three volumes contain over 150 personal accounts received from veterans of the 1st Airborne Division alongside those from RAF aircrew and XXX Corps. Covers the participation of the glider-borne infantry of the 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, 1st Battalion, Border Regiment and the 7th (Galloway) Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers of the 1st Airlanding Brigade, along with further accounts from the Glider Pilots that flew them into battle. Also begins coverage of the 4th Parachute Brigade, namely the 10th and 11th Parachute Battalions, including 133 Parachute Field Ambulance and the attached 2nd (Oban) Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery Royal Artillery. Of interest is an account by one of the United States Army Air Corps pilots that carried the 10th Parachute Battalion. Contains 161 black and white illustrations, photos, and maps; five color maps; nine black and white maps annotated with color; eight sketches; and three color photos.
1 vol, 616 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANYNEW-dj, available mid January 2025 ......$90.00 inc
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ABBREVIATIONS: dj-dust jacket, biblio-bibliography, b/w-black and white, illust-illustrations, b/c-book club addition.rct - recent arrival or pending publication, spc - OMM Special Price