It was further popularized by the book and then the hit 1977 movie "A Bridge Too Far," with that title alluding to the Rhine crossing at Arnhem. The mission was supposed to punch a hole around ...

Immortalised by the everyday phrase "a bridge too far", the failure to secure a final bridge at Arnhem was the result of stronger-than-anticipated German resistance, logistical setbacks and ...

The British 101st Airborne Division along with the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade would drop into Arnhem - the most ...

September 1944 The Battle of Arnhem was one of the most audacious but ultimately controversial battles of the Second World War Airborne drops in Holland were to secure important bridges on the ...

But the airborne forces’ landing zones were around nine miles from the bridge at Arnhem, losing them the element of surprise and giving the Nazi troops time to build blockades. Military ...

Allied Forces attempted to capture a series of bridges over The River Rhine. But there was one bridge, at Arnhem, which the Nazis refused to surrender. The Allied casualties were appalling. READ ...

‘A Different Man’ Tackles Issues of Identity with Compassion and Humor. Sebastian Stan stars in the ...

Hundreds of NATO paratroopers dropped near Arnhem in the Netherlands, commemorating 80 years since one of the most renowned ...

But the airborne forces’ landing zones were around nine miles from the bridge at Arnhem, losing them the element of surprise and giving the Nazi troops time to build blockades. While the operation ...