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Arnhem-Oosterbeek 1944 (Hardback)

Then and Now

Military > After the Battle > After the Battle: Then & Now Military > By Century > 20th Century Military > Reference WWII World History

By Guus de Vries
Imprint: After the Battle
Series: Then and Now
Pages: 208
Illustrations: 160 colour illustrations, 310 mono illustrations
ISBN: 9781036106997
Published: 11th July 2025

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ARNHEM-OOSTERBEEK 1944 Then and Now shows and tells the story of the most daring part of operation Market-Garden: the landing of the British 1st Airborne Division west of Arnhem to capture the bridges over the Rhine. The operation did not go according to plan and the British soon had to go on the defensive. After the area around the Arnhem road bridge had completely fallen into German hands, a six-day siege of the remnants of the airborne troops followed in a small area in Oosterbeek.

Regular readers of my book reviews will know I have long been a fan of After the Battle publications and this one is no exception. The author was born in Oosterbeek, years after the war, but he explains how he became fascinated by the story of the battle there in 1944, and as a youngster, a keen collector of the wartime memorabilia, at a time it was still readily available in the town. As someone who has lived there for many years he is in a great position to showcase the story in this way. There is just so much to enjoy in this new book, especially the detailed walking tour, and I only wish I had had this with me when I visited Arnhem, many years ago. Despite all the books on Arnhem already published, I think this will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in the story of Arnhem, and if you plan to visit the battlefield, then what a great choice to take with you.

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About Guus de Vries

Dr. Guus de Vries is a historian from Oosterbeek, in the Netherlands. He completed his studies at Nijmegen and Tours, focusing his research on the development and use of military small arms in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He has published numerous articles in specialist magazines in Belgium, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Russia, the UK and the USA, and has also co-authored seventeen books on firearms history.

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