The Allied bid to secure a Rhine crossing proved "A Bridge too Far." ... roughly 15,000 landing in gliders — it failed in its primary objective of capturing the bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem.

The epic battle for the bridge at Arnhem, as depicted in the blockbuster 'A Bridge Too Far', saw the Allies aim to end the war by Christmas 1944, but failed as a huge airborne assault force failed ...

Armored divisions of Britain’s XXX Corps would race 64 miles up a two-lane road and across the bridges, reaching Arnhem in 48 hours. The war could be over by Christmas. It nearly worked.

The bridge itself, renamed John Frost Bridge, has been rebuilt as it was. The rest of Arnhem was largely obliterated and has that new, anonymous look of cities that suffered heavy wartime bombardment.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the battle for the bridge at Arnhem – of such strategic importance that both sides were desperate to hold it. This was a pivotal moment in the final phase ...

During a cruise with Emerald Waterways in the Netherlands, passengers had a chance to visit a World War II battlefield near Arnhem. The battle was highlighted in a 1970s book and movie, "A Bridge ...

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN had gone wrong. Its objective had been to capture bridges throughout the Netherlands to quicken up the Allied advance into… ...

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Mr Roberts, who turns 100 on Saturday, received his MBE from the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace. "I'm surprised actually ...

The plan was for the 1st Airborne Division to land near Arnhem and secure the bridge there for the advancing 30th Corps. ... which is centered on the Arnhem road bridge over the Rhine.