Best suited for a Market-Garden specialist.

Air & Space Power History

"A useful book."

The Aviation Historian, Issue 39

Invaluable to anyone interested in wartime transport operations or the ill-fated campaign in general.

HistoryNet

Here we have a remarkably detailed account of the aircrews, both Royal Air Force and Glider Pilot Regiment (now the Army Air Corps), who took part in the military debacle known to posterity as Arnhem. A great deal of work must have gone into unearthing details of all those named in the book and should prove of great value to collectors and researchers of World War II personnel.

Medal News, May 2020 - reviewed by Allan Stanistreet

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Look from the start of this review, I’m going to come out and say this was a fantastic book and very well written by the author Martin Bowman. When you read a book written by Bowman you know you’re going to get a good book due to his wealth and knowledge which is why he has written so many books. This book covers Operation Market Garden when the allies organised a mass operation into Holland for thousands of troops using hundreds of planes and gliders. This book very much tells the stories of various heroic airmen, pilots and troops during the days of getting the men over to Holland and in most cases into the right places. What does come across in this book is the sheer amount of organisation involved in organising such an operation, then coupled together with stories of bravery it really is a momentous task and book.

This book is slightly different to other books on the subject in that it concentrates mainly on the aircrews and those supporting them. He taking of the bridges and hand to hand combat is more for other books on the subject. The book is well written and splits the operation into days which I think helps with the stories and the chronicle of events. This book covers the more personalised view of the events and it was an excellent read of people and events we don’t hear so much about. This was an excellent book to read and the bravery of those involved, even though understated shine through. I would most definitely recommend this book to others.

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UK Historian

From a leading aviation historian with a solid track record for well-researched and illustrated studies of aviation history. The typical approach by historians is to argue that Arnhem was a gigantic failure, or to argue its merits, few of them spending much time looking at the part aviators played in the battle. – Very Highly Recommended.

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The Armourer, February 2020

This is a book that is written about a different aspect of arnhem, about those who flew the aircraft that dropped the troops.
It is packed full of amazing stories about the forgotten airmen and has much information about these brave hero's.
This book is for the aircraft enthusiastic and also for those wanting a different view of the battle.
Very very recommended.

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Amazon Customer, Richard Domoney-Saunders

There are a couple of sets of archive photos included and the level of detail within the text, especially with the individual stories of pilots and aircrew and their experiences which make good reading, and for many of them, what I think is an appropriate memorial to the sacrifice that many of them made in their dedication to get their cargo delivered. If you have an interest in Market Garden, then I think this is one you should read.

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Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland

This is a good review of the Market Garden operation that focuses on the important role of the airmen who delivered the airborne troops and maintained their supply. Often the logistic support role is obscured by the heroism of the ground troops but this book balances the ledger to give due weight to the role of the airmen in Market Garden. A good and easy read that brings together the overview and adds value to the story.

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