
A Bridge Too Far
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Narrated by:
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Clive Chafer
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Cornelius Ryan
The classic account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II.
A Bridge Too Far is Cornelius Ryan’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.
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.
Focusing 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. A Bridge Too Far superbly recreates the terror, suspense, heroism, and tragedy of this epic operation, which ended in bitter defeat for the Allies.
About the author: Cornelius Ryan (1920–1974), 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. He is the author of numerous books, including several classics of military history, which have appeared throughout the world in nineteen languages. He was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government in 1973.
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A touching and astonishing read
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There are only two slight qualms I have with this book, and those are the misidentification of Browning as the Airborne Corps Commander. That was Ridgeway. Browning was the second in command of the First Allied Airborne Army, but was in the field of battle. Ridgeway is mentioned maybe once. In other more American-centric focused accounts of Market Garden Ridgeway is told to have felt impotent and useless , essentially. Even though he too was on the field of battle.
That brings me to my second slight qualm is that besides the initial day or two, and crossing the Waal River by 3/504 PIR, the latter half of the book only really focuses on the First Airborne and XXX Corpse.
However, those two qualms are minor, and I think combined with other books, like September Hope, and It Never Snows in September, among others, this book does the best telling of the overall story and is a must read.
The ultimate overall story of Market Garden
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Boring performance for a classic.
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Listen to the book, watch the movie
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#WorldWarII, #Inspiring
#tagsgiving and #sweepstakes
#WorldWarII. Very detailed but not boring!
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Better than a sleeping pill.
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Where does A Bridge Too Far rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
At the top of this genre.Who was your favorite character and why?
Field Marshall Montgomery was my "favorite" character, but not in a good way. Montgomery's arrogance, pettiness, selfishness, and indecisiveness could not have been portrayed more forcefully.Have you listened to any of Clive Chafer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I am not sure I have heard any other of his performances, but he did quite well here. I did find his voice to be a bit thin and reedy at times.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
A Bridge Too Far. This of course became one of the greatest war movies and portrayals of the travails faced by men in battle ever made.Any additional comments?
This is truly a masterpiece. The research and documentation used to create the gripping story line is remarkable in its scope.Montgomery - A Field Marshall Too Stupid
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Very well read version you won't be disappointed with.
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Different point of view
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Simply Brilliant Account of a pivotal battle.
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