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2. Battle of Arnhem - Wikipedia

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   In 1945, Louis Hagen, a Jewish refugee from Germany and a British army glider pilot present at the battle, wrote Arnhem Lift, believed to be the first book published about the events at Arnhem. [232] In the same year filming began for the war movie Theirs is the Glory , which featured some original footage and used 120 Arnhem veterans as extras ...

3. Cornelius Ryan - Wikipedia

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   Cornelius Ryan (5 June 1920 – 23 November 1974) was an Irish journalist and author known mainly for writing popular military history.He was especially known for his histories of World War II events: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974).

4. Victor Gregg - Wikipedia

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   Gregg joined the armed forces in 1937, and fought in North Africa and at the Battle of Arnhem. He survived the bombing of Dresden and, after the war, worked as a spy. His best known book is the memoir Rifleman: A Front Line Life, published in 2011. A prequel, King's Cross Kid, was published in 2013. Both were co-written with Rick Stroud.

5. A Bridge Too Far (book) - Wikipedia

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   Ryan named his book after a comment attributed to Lieutenant General Frederick Browning before the operation, who reportedly said to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, "I think we may be going a bridge too far." [1] But Antony Beevor disputes this, saying that Browning had supported the operation, especially in view of receiving more resources ...

6. Bibliography of World War II battles and campaigns in Europe ...

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   The Battle of Arnhem: The Betrayal Myth Refuted. London: Hodder & Stoughton. Beevor, Antony (2018). The Battle of Arnhem: The Deadliest Airborne Operation of World War II. New York: Viking. Gibson, Ronald (1956). Nine Days (17–25th September, 1944). Ilfracombe (Devonshire): Stockwell. Hagen, Louis (1945). Arnhem Lift: The Diary of a Glider ...

7. King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War’s ... - AOL

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   The King has said the “heroism and sacrifice made by so many in the pursuit of peace” will never be forgotten as the 80th anniversary of a famous Second World War operation was commemorated.

8. 11th Parachute Battalion (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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   The battalion rejoined the rest of the 1st Airborne Division, then in England. The only battle in which the battalion participated was the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden, in September 1944. The battalion sustained very heavy casualties and was disbanded following the battle and the men were used as replacements elsewhere.

9. Airborne March - Wikipedia

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   The Airborne March is the annual Dutch commemorative event in remembrance of the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944, that began in 1947 and always takes place on the first Saturday in September at Oosterbeek near Arnhem in The Netherlands. Just over 34,800 people took part in the 68th edition of the march in 2014.