A Bridge Too Far - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0446310573 ISBN 13: 9780446310574

Publisher: Warner Books, 1831

This is the story of the failed attempt to win the war in Europe in 1944 by dropping combined airborne forces of American and British armies behind German lines to capture the bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. Written by the author of The Longest Day and The Last Battle, the book was the basis for the blockbuster movie starring Sean Connery, James Caan, and Michael Caine.

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About the Author:

Cornelius Ryan was born in 1920 in Dublin, Ireland, where he was raised. He became one of the preeminent war correspondents of his time, flying fourteen bombing missions with the Eighth and Ninth U.S. Air Forces and covering the D-Day landings and the advance of General Patton's Third Army across France and Germany. After the end of hostilities in Europe, he covered the Pacific War. In addition to his classic works The Longest Day, The Last Battle, and A Bridge Too Far, he is the author of numerous other books, which have appeared throughout the world in 19 languages. Awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government in 1973, Mr. Ryan was hailed at that time by Malcolm Muggeridge as "perhaps the most brilliant reporter now alive." He died in 1976.

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