Dan, Have you heard of the book 'The Tale of Two Bridges'? It is based on the diary of the CO of the 7th in 1944 the aptly named...
Excellent choices and if I may I'd suggest the Battleground Europe series over the Battlezone Normandy one.....I've read a couple of the latter...
Just a suggestion.....the sound archive and the department of documents at the Imperial War Museum......go to the IWM web site and try the unit...
Book is called A Maginficent Disaster by Bennett.....perhaps for once the title aptly describes the book.....in case anyone is thinking of buying...
I'd agree with Martin, if you only read one book on Arnhem (looking at the British side) get Middlebrook......I recently had the misfortune to...
Phil, Welcome to the forum....regret my knowledge of American airborne operations is sketchy...obviously the 82 and 101 landed in Normandy on the...
Jason P&S are good at this....books can sometimes take a long time to appear after appearing in their catalogue..... BTW one of my ex-airborne...
To the British Army tea and beer! No seriously wasn't iron ore most of the most vital closely followed by oil....you could argue Germany lost the...
Without hopefully coming across as too biased the entire airborne medical services at Arnhem 1944.....I always remember the comment in a letter to...
If I needed a book to get facts about 16 in NA I'd use RB's.....
I've seen the book advertised as low as £16.50.....but I hope it will be value for money as it is a hardback and has over 400 pages, 90 photos and...
Skinny, Just to let you know that a book called Striking Back which deals with the airborne and commando raids 1940 to 1942 and has four chapters...
Another suggestion would be as the 1st Parachute Brigade in NA consisted of 1st, 2nd, 3rd Parachute Battalions, the 1st Parachute Squadron RE and...
You could try Without Tradition by Bob Peatling...was reprinted in paperback by P&S a couple of years ago so ought to be relatively easily...
Sorry, I pictured the Adiratic coast on the right of Italy and for no apparent reason said west! Are you anywhere near Tragino?
Welcome....excuse my ignorance but where is Misano Adriantico.....somewhere on the western coast facing the Adriatic?????
Just had a look in the 'Winter 2008' issue....as you say only mentions 22nd Company....do you have your grandfathers service records? This would...
Which issue of Pegaus please ....????
You said he was in one of the photos in the Oosterbeek Museum can you tell us a bit more???
Welcome to the forum....are you also aware of the 21st Ind Company Old Comrades Assocaition? I can give you an address to contact if interested......
