Just to put up that unsold copies of this booklet on the defence of the schoolhouse at the Arnhem road bridge in September 1944 are now in single...
Just to say that the reprint has occurred and when I get the ISBN I'll post it up.....for info 400 copies printed and will be avaialble from the...
But still a difficult opponent for troops with limited anti-armour resources and no armour of their own......
JackSEWing, Can you please add a bit....or pm me..... Where abouts did they fight at Arnhem...by this the Oosterbeek pocket, in the woods, the...
Overall my view would have to be not worth it but I feel due to the success of Eben Emael for the Germans and Bruneval for the Brits it was seen...
Hamlicar Gliders could carry Tetrarch Light Tanks that would have blown the initial German Scout Car response away After having read the comments...
Hopefully I did!
THANKS VERY MUCH for the salute urgh.....always happy to provide some facts about OMG....
1. 1st British Airborne, the weakest unit was given the furthest bridge. That mission should have gone to the 6th British Airborne whose Hamlicar...
If you want a book or books on the bombing war try one of the several Middlebrook did on Bomber Command/8th Air...
Without wishing to enter into the morality of area bombing Mr Middlebrook gives an interesting fact on page 223 of his Berlin book...'The attacks...
Thanks Martin......always a bit wary of these 'new' books claiming to have new info...probably down to the marketing men!
At Arnhem Buchanan was the padre with the 2nd South Staffords.....does someone have a BLSA at hand to look in the nominal roll at the back?...
Marauder, You ask for info on the 1st AB Div......what do you need? Do you know which Btn he served in? I assume he was in one of the parachute...
Has he got any new accounts???? I met him once at the photo archive at the IWM and wasn't impressed with his knowledge of the Tragino Aqueduct...
Christmas Cracker question…..it may help if you have a copy of the 1:25000 map 6 NW Arnhem 388 Ginkel by the US Army map service but reproduced by...
Jason, For info....the book is by the son of Joseph - John O'Reilly....I've seen a few 'draft versions' over the years....was originally...
Regret I was right...still called gorget patches..... Gorget patches The scarlet patches still worn on each side of the collar of the tunics...
I semm to recall reading in one of Middlebrooks bombing books that the hot air blower came out near the radio operators seat....so he was always...
I think the technical name is a gorget and in olden days they were on hte lapel so a piece of armour hung from them to protect the throat area...
