In fact, it’s often a mistake to go back in a way because you might find that it’s impossible to imagine the situation at the time. There are some sites that have changed so much that its almost impossible to go back to. When it’s possible to do so, it’s terribly important. You should look at the way civilians are affected just as much as soldiers on operations, as well as their success or failure.ĭid you explore the topography of the battlefield at Arnhem as part of your research for the book? This means that one should be a historian of war and not a military historian, which is a very different matter. I’mĪfraid that the histories of the past have always focussed purely on theĪs the great Professor Sir Michael Howard rightly emphasises, it should be the “history of war”. The failure of Operation Market Garden had not really been developed. Other problem was that the real suffering of the Dutch and the consequences of
Other books that never really probed into the disaster of the planning. The main reason was that I was always rather irritated by What was the incentive behind writing Arnhem? Sir Antony Beevor is the author of bestselling military history books such as Stalingrad and Berlin: The Downfall 1945. He also discusses his own interest in the Second World War as well as it’s continuous and potentially dangerous legacy. Speaking to History of War before his appearance at the inaugural Chelsea History Festival in London, Beevor reveals the highly flawed plans for the operation, the bravery of soldiers and civilians alike and the often neglected but huge suffering of the Dutch in the wake of the Allies’ failure. Written by renowned historian Sir Antony Beevor, Arnhem debunks the myths surrounding Market Garden by using overlooked sources from Dutch, British, American, Polish and German archives. 1 bestseller Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944. One of the most recent histories about the events of September 1944 has been the Sunday Times No.
The operation was also a remarkable feat of arms due to the extreme courage ofĪllied troops, which was epitomised by the actions of British paratroopers at In reality, Market Garden was a costly failure that resulted in highĬasualties and delayed the Allied push into Germany for months. River Rhine, advance into northern Germany and swiftly end the Second World This daring Allied airborne plan aimed to secure crossings across the 2019 marks the 75 th anniversary of Operation Market
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