"REVIEW: Arnhem 1944 – The Human Tragedy of the Bridge" Topic

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"Although the tragedy at Arnhem and the failure of Operation Market Garden have been covered extensively here on Argunners.com and other websites it still remains a hot topic that draws interest from a wide audience. It would appear we have more to learn and understand from our tragedies than our successes. Makes sense to me. This book extends that courtesy to some of the heroes of that battle who had smaller roles in the fighting, but their stories are still immense and not lost on the audience of World War Two enthusiasts.

Dilip Sarkar (MBE) the author of this book provides us great stories and details about drivers, privates, recon squad members, Glider pilots, anti-tank gunners, and Sappers. These stories, deaths, accounts of battle are just as important as the Generals and Allied leader stories and tales of the battle. Dilip does a great job of detailing the deaths, burials, re-burials and local populace that were associated with some of the smaller battles and skirmishes. I think it is a fantastic approach to telling the smaller stories that did not necessarily make the front page. He also covers the impact of the families of the fallen and the growth of their kinship with the locals who adopted the cemeteries and graves of these brave men…"
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