“ARNHEM WAS A VERY UNNECESSARY DEFEAT”

2019 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. This daring Allied airborne plan aimed to secure crossings across the River Rhine, advance into northern Germany and swiftly end the Second World War. In reality Market Garden was a costly failure that resulted in high casualties and delayed the Allied push into Germany for months. The operation was also a remarkable feat of arms due to the extreme courage of Allied troops, which was epitomised by the actions of British paratroopers at Arnhem.

One of the most recent histories about the events of September 1944 has been the Sunday Times number one bestseller Arnhem: The