Arnhem 1944: The Airborne Battle, 17-26 September (Penguin History)

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 3
List of Photographs......Page 6
List of Maps......Page 7
The 'Market Garden' Plan......Page 23
The Air Armada......Page 92
The Landings - First Lift......Page 106
1st Parachute Brigade Plan......Page 130
1st Parachute Brigade - 2.0 a.m. Monday......Page 166
1st Parachute Brigade - into Arnhem......Page 191
West Arnhem - Tuesday......Page 207
The Second Lift......Page 250
4th Parachute Brigade Attacks - Tuesday Morning......Page 268
4th Parachute Brigade Withdrawal......Page 300
Arnhem Bridge......Page 311
The Oosterbeek Perimeter......Page 360
Arnhem Today......Page 496
Introduction......Page 9
The Path to Arnhem......Page 13
'First Airborne' and Friends......Page 28
The Arnhem Area......Page 57
Preparations for Battle......Page 67
The Air Armada......Page 83
The Morning in Holland......Page 98
The Landings......Page 104
The Vital Hours......Page 124
Battalion Krafft......Page 125
1st Parachute Brigade Plan......Page 127
The Reconnaissance Squadron......Page 131
The Divisional Commander......Page 134
The 3rd Parachute Battalion......Page 137
The 1st Parachute Battalion......Page 152
The 2nd Parachute Battalion......Page 157
The Divisional Area......Page 177
The Other Landings......Page 180
The Battle in the Town —Monday......Page 182
The 3rd Parachute Battalion......Page 185
The 1st Parachute Battalion......Page 190
C Company and No. 4 Platoon, 2nd Parachute Battalion......Page 199
Reinforcements......Page 201
The Battle in the Town —Tuesday......Page 205
The 1st and 3rd Parachute Battalions......Page 210
The 2nd South Staffordshires......Page 215
The 11th Parachute Battalion......Page 221
In the Rear of the Fighting......Page 224
Waiting for the Second Lift......Page 232
The Second Lift......Page 239
The Battle in the Woods......Page 263
The Evening Moves......Page 266
156 Parachute Battalion - the Dreijenseweg Action......Page 269
The 10th Parachute Battalion - the Pumping-St at ion-Area Action......Page 276
The Third-Lift Glider Landing......Page 291
The 4th Parachute Brigade Withdrawals......Page 294
Wednesday - into Oosterbeek......Page 304
The Battle at the Bridge......Page 309
Monday......Page 310
Tuesday......Page 322
Wednesday......Page 329
Resistance Fails......Page 339
The Eastern Perimeter......Page 346
The Western Perimeter......Page 351
Wednesday - Lonsdale Force......Page 353
The Thursday Attacks......Page 363
The Siege - Friday to Monday......Page 373
The Local People......Page 395
The Divisional Units......Page 402
The Medical Services......Page 408
The Resupply Flights......Page 416
Tuesday......Page 417
Wednesday......Page 421
Thursday......Page 423
The Final Flights......Page 426
The Polish Brigade......Page 432
The Sacrifice of the Dorsets......Page 448
Evacuation......Page 453
The Reckoning......Page 466
The Cost......Page 468
Was It Worth It?......Page 471
The Years That Followed......Page 475
Appendix 1: Order of Battle and Operational Details, 1st British Airborne Division and Attached Units......Page 485
Appendix 2: Order of Battle, Polish Independent
Parachute Brigade Group......Page 491
Appendix 3: Order of Battle, 38 and 46 Groups RAF
and RASC Air Despatch Units......Page 492
Appendix 4 Order of Battle, US Air Units Carrying
British and Polish Parachute Troops on Operation
'Market'......Page 494
Appendix 5: Arnhem Today......Page 495
Acknowledgements......Page 507
Bibliography......Page 515
Index......Page 516
Cover......Page 531