Nijmegen US 82nd Airborne And Guards Armoured Division

281 Pages·2001·14.6 MB·English

by  Tim Saunders

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To my son Jamie Saunders with love
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Copyright © Tim Saunders 2001, 2011
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Table of Contents
Battleground series:
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright Page
INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ADVICE TO VISITORS
CHAPTER ONE - BACKGROUND AND THE MARKET GARDEN PLAN
CHAPTER TWO - THE CAPTURE OF THE BRIDGE AT GRAVE
CHAPTER THREE - THE OVERASSELT DZ AND THE MAAS / WAAL
CANAL BRIDGES
CHAPTER FOUR - MOLENHOEK AND THE HILL
CHAPTER FIVE - THE GROESBEEK HEIGHTS
CHAPTER SIX - BERG EN DAL, BEEK AND DEVIL’S HILL
CHAPTER SEVEN - NIJMEGEN AND THE WAAL BRIDGES
CHAPTER EIGHT - CAPTURE OF THE WAAL BRIDGES
CHAPTER NINE - LENT – NORTH OF THE WAAL
CHAPTER TEN - OOUSTERHOUT – PRIVATE TOWLE
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
APPENDIX I - ORDERS OF BATTLE
APPENDIX II - CEMETERIES
APPENDIX III
INDEX