#A bridge too far wow full#

The inability of the allies to react nimbly was a result of too big a hierarchy much like the Pentagon or many corporations. The characterization of Field Marshall Montgomery is consistent with most books I've read.

#A bridge too far wow full#

The inability of the allies to manage the campaign makes you wonder what would have happened if the German units were at full strength.

The characters are complex and one has to remember that they are real. The research is good and goes so much further than the movie.

Where does A Bridge Too Far rank among all the audiobooks youвЂ™ve listened to so far? He was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government in 1973. He is the author of numerous books, including several classics of military history, which have appeared throughout the world in nineteen languages. A Bridge Too FarВ superbly recreates the terror, suspense, heroism, and tragedy of this epic operation, which ended in bitter defeat for the Allies.ДЄbout the author: Cornelius Ryan (1920вЂ“1974), born in Dublin, Ireland, became one of the preeminent war correspondents of his time, flying fourteen bombing missions with the US Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. In this compelling work of history, Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in Europe in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem.ДЇocusing on a vast cast of characters - from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists to common soldiers and commanders - Ryan brings to life one of the most daring and ill-fated operations of the war. The classic account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II.ДЄ Bridge Too FarВ is Cornelius RyanвЂ™s masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshaled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-day.