Drop Too Many: A Paratrooper at Arnhem (Stackpole Military History)

John D. Frost

ISBN 10: 0811734862 / ISBN 13: 9780811734868

Published by Stackpole Books, 2008

About this Item

PLEASE READ! May contain minimal notes, underlining and/or highlighting. Otherwise, a nearly pristine copy inside and out. Some shelf wear and tear to dust jacket, if applicable. Supplemental material and access codes likely will not be included with used books.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Drop Too Many: A Paratrooper at Arnhem (Stackpole Military History)
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811734862
• ISBN 13: 9780811734868
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

* A World War II memoir about one of the most heroic defenses of all time

* Expands on a story told in Cornelius Ryan's classic book A Bridge Too Far, which was made into a movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Frost

* Also includes airborne actions in North Africa and Sicily

As part of Operation Market Garden, the Allies' September 1944 attempt to secure crossings over the Rhine River in the Netherlands, the British 2nd Parachute Regiment, commanded by John Frost, landed outside Arnhem with orders to seize bridges inside the city. The paratroopers did so but were soon cut off from other Allied units. Grossly outnumbered, Frost and his men fought off German armored and infantry assaults for three days and four nights. Finally forced to surrender, Frost spent the remainder of the war in German captivity.

About the Author

John D. Frost remained in the British Army after the war, rising to the rank of major general. He died in 1993.