Retake Arnhem Bridge

Due out 19th Feb 2010 Retake Arnhem Bridge an illustrated history of the Kampfegruppe Knaust....

Covers their role in retaking Arnhem bridge in September 1944 and then their fightnig on the island till October.....
About 200 photos 170 ish pages......

If anyone wants more details please pm me.....

A Robert Sigmond publication and will no doubt be up to their usual high standards......

 

My name is down for a copy.....

It will be fascinating to see a Robert Sigmond publication viewing the battle from 'the other side'......

 

Just to let people know that I now have more copies of this book in my garage than I really know what to do with......
I have started on the despatch of the 50 or so advance orders I received and so if you ordered one it wil be with you soon......I'm despatching in the order of ordering.....so if you ordered last, your book goes last!

I also have a few signed copies spare but I'm sure they won't last long! So if you want one please contact me. It will also hopefully be on amazon in the next week or so....

 

Now on amazon.co.uk

They offer free delivery so may be a good option to order on there if you are thinking of getting a copy......

 

My copy has arrived - as always with anything published by Robert Sigmond, a real treat for anyone with a genuine interest in Arnhem.

The book has been largely created around the private photo album of a German PzKwIII crewman whose unit was one of those 'scraped together' to form Kampfgruppe Knaust in the battle. Being personal snapshots, they show many views , especially around Arnhem bridge, unfamiliar to me. Other photos have been carefully chosen to include lesser-known ones.

As is now expected from Robert Sigmond, production quality is exemplary with good-quality glossy paper, an attractive 'cuff-title' styled dustjacket and - a nice touch - tucked in the back is a facsimile of the German Army 1940 map of Arnhem.

Excellent - highly recommended - buy one quickly before they sell out !

 

I missed the signing session in Oosterbeek with the authors. I got quite a few Sigmund books the last six months. Am dying to get this one too, but I am buying a house and funds will not be readily available I am afraid...

 

Stevin, your priorities are all wrong !

I'm enjoying this book very much - in addition to the obvious focus on Arnhem, there is an interesting section on the subsequent fighting in the Betuwe - the area between Arnhem and Nijmegen. Again, many very good photos, including a good selection of knocked-out Panzers including Tiger Is,

 

Just a quick note to say that in mid-Summer a 'companion volume' was published - 'Arnhem - A Few Vital Hours' authored by Scott Revell with Niall Cherry and Bob Gerritsen. This covers the actions of SS-Panzergrenadier-Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Battalion 16 at Arnhem. The book is ( as always with Robert Sigmond ) a high-quality, well-illustrated publication and is in the same style as the previous title.
Together, they offer valuable insights into 'the other side' at Arnhem.

Move fast before all copies are sold.............

 

For those interested in the sequel of the Airborne battle, the counterattack of II. SS Pz Korp against the Nijmegen Bridgehead: http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/49363-nijmegen-bridgehead-iiss-pz-corps-counterattack-in-october-1944/