On the afternoon of Sunday 17 September British tanks advanced into Holland in concert with 1,534 transport aircraft and 491 gliders. Their objective was a series of bridges across the Rhine, possession of which would allow the Allies to advance into Germany. In the event the operation was dogged by bad weather, flawed planning, tardiness and overconfidence, and ended with the Arnhem crossing still in German hands despite an epic nine-day battle that cost the British 1st Airborne Division over two-thirds of its men killed, wounded or captured. Here is what happened, hour by desperate hour.

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• "A book that pulls off that rare balancing act: it delivers serious academic history in an exciting and accessible manner." Military History Matters
  

• "An absorbing account, with plenty of theories for readers to consider." Wg Cdr J. M. Nichols
  

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• The most detailed history of the battle ever published.
  

• Author has interviewed the last surviving veterans.
  

• Author is an acknowledged expert on the Second World War.
  

• The Battle of Arnhem was immortalised in the Hollywood movie A Bridge Too Far.
  

• Reviews in the broadsheets and history and military history magazines to include: BBC History Magazine, Soldier Magazine and The Sunday Telegraph.