Martin, That's very sad news. I dread every visit to the ABRG boards these days, since the frequency of notices on the passing of the Arnhem Vets...
I really have to get my act together and get a copy of TAGTA. I think this title can be ordered via marketgarden.com. Another title you might...
No such unit. Peter
Absolutely, as it turned out. A two brigade assault would, on paper, have had a better chance of making more headway. The only problem with the...
RB, It’s a fascinating scenario and the only realistic possibility of success IMHO. Going out on a limb here, so please be gentle ;) . I’m...
Martin, My entire transport reallocation proposal is a wishful cherry picking exercise with the benefit of hindsight [img] Oh how I wish...
One more for the pot! If two lifts on the first day wasn't possible, with the benefit of "hindsight", what if the Arnhem troop transport...
No appologies necessary KnightMove. I'm sorry. Was having bad day. Reply deleted. All the best Peter
Sorry KnightMove. [ 05. September 2004, 05:03 AM: Message edited by: PeterJ ]
KnightMove All the answers can be found here: http://www.airbornerecce.com/dtroop/ However, I posed the questions based on my recollections of...
Got it. Over to you KnightMove. Peter
Well done KnightMove! Yes and yes. Just name one more weapon. [img] All the best Peter PS Martin definitely knows the answer [img]
Thanks Martin [img] A two part question for the Arnhem "grognards". The 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron possessed "two" very unique...
I was holding off, because my question is lousy. ;) Colonel Barlow, went missing when he was sent in to town to try and coordinate efforts to...
Awe. Be bold Martin, be bold! [img] Over to you anyway. GTG All the best Peter
Thanks RB. Sorry guys, may I defer to Martin's Tiger question, since I won't be around for the next couple of days (and I'm dying to know what it...
Personally, I’ve moved away from overviews of the operation and now focus more on Arnhem unit histories and official documents. Overviews: As...
Hopkinson?
RB, Another gentleman. Hats off to you for having the discipline to do a thesis on a subject we all obviously share a passion for. I'm stuck...
RB, Don't have Otway's (6th AB Div wasn't he?)report, but I do have all the others you referred to. No thesis in airborne effectiveness, but...
