With the Red Devils at Arnhem  
Personal Experiences with the 1st Polish Parachute Brigade 1944
Author(s): Marek Swiecicki
Published by Helion and Company
Publication Date:  Available in all formats
ISBN: 9781909384705
Pages: 0

EBOOK (EPUB)

ISBN: 9781909384705 Price: INR 1016.99
Add to cart Buy Now
The Battle of Arnhem remains a much-studied and discussed battle, with an uninterrupted flow of books being published about it. Helion are bringing back into print a fascinating eyewitness account that has remained overlooked since it was last published shortly after the battle itself. The 1st Polish Parachute Brigade played both an important and controversial role at Arnhem. The author, a Pole himself, was attached to the Brigade, saw action at Arnhem and managed to escape capture and return to Allied lines. He penned his account within weeks of returning, and as a result With the Red Devils at Arnhem has a tremendous freshness and appeal sometimes lacking in material written years afterwards. He offers a vivid insight into the experiences of the Poles at Arnhem, written in an exciting and lively manner.

The Helion reprint has been expanded by airborne forces' expert and author Niall Cherry's additional notes providing further information and context. This book is a forgotten gem within the canon of Arnhem literature.
Rating
Description
The Battle of Arnhem remains a much-studied and discussed battle, with an uninterrupted flow of books being published about it. Helion are bringing back into print a fascinating eyewitness account that has remained overlooked since it was last published shortly after the battle itself. The 1st Polish Parachute Brigade played both an important and controversial role at Arnhem. The author, a Pole himself, was attached to the Brigade, saw action at Arnhem and managed to escape capture and return to Allied lines. He penned his account within weeks of returning, and as a result With the Red Devils at Arnhem has a tremendous freshness and appeal sometimes lacking in material written years afterwards. He offers a vivid insight into the experiences of the Poles at Arnhem, written in an exciting and lively manner.

The Helion reprint has been expanded by airborne forces' expert and author Niall Cherry's additional notes providing further information and context. This book is a forgotten gem within the canon of Arnhem literature.
Table of contents
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of illustrations
  • List of maps
  • List of abbreviations
  • Introduction to new edition by Niall Cherry
  • Introduction to original edition by Major-General R.E. Urquhart
  • Foreword to original edition by Ryszard Kara-Malaszkiewicz, Chief of Staff, 1st Polish Parachute Brigade
  • The End of Waiting
  • Names which brought success
  • My First Dispatch
  • An International P.O.W. Camp
  • Between Fire from Heaven and Earth
  • The Concert Begins
  • The Bet
  • The Artillery Takes a Hand
  • When Modern Technique Fails
  • From the South to the North Bank
  • "More Flying Bombs over London"
  • "Cuba" and "Roger" do not answer
  • We Wait for the Second Army
  • Death on the Rhine
  • "To Arnhem"
  • A The attempts to cross the Rhine
  • B Letter sent to Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Weeks about Major-General Sosabowski by Lieutenant-General Browning
  • Further reading
  • eBooks Published by Helion & Company
User Reviews
Rating