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Arnhem audiobook
- By: Iain Ballantyne
- Narrator: Ralph Lister
- Category: History, Military, World War II
- Length: 9 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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Arnhem Audiobook Summary
“It was a bridge too far, and perhaps the whole plan was doomed to failure from the start, but we had to try, didn’t we?”
September 17, 1944: 30,000 airborne soldiers prepare to drop sixty-four miles behind enemy lines into Nazi-occupied Holland; tens of thousands of ground troops race down Hell’s Highway in tanks and armored cars, trucks, and half-tracks to link up with them. The goal: to secure eight bridges across the Rhine and end the war by Christmas. Ten days later, over 15,000 of these soldiers have died, and 6,000 have been taken prisoner.
Operation Market Garden was the daring plan to stage a coup de main in occupied territory, gain control of those bridges, and obtain a direct route into Hitler’s Germany. But the operation failed, and the allied forces suffered a brutal military defeat. In the seventy-five years since, tactics have been analyzed and blame has been placed, but the heart of Arnhem’s story lies in the selflessness and bravery of those troops that fought, the courage and resilience of the civilians caught up in confrontation, and the pure determination to fight for their lives and their freedom. This is the story of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events.
In Ballantyne’s Arnhem, we go into battle with not only the famous commanders in the thick of the action but also with all those whose fates were determined by their decisions. Based on first-hand interviews, military records, and diaries, we witness the confusion and mayhem of war–from the horrific and devastating to the surreal and mundane. But most of all, we witness the self-sacrifice and valor of the men who gave their lives to liberate strangers in a foreign country.
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Arnhem Audiobook Narrator
Ralph Lister is the narrator of Arnhem audiobook that was written by Iain Ballantyne
Ralph Lister is an actor, voice actor, and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. He spent fifteen years in London theater before moving to the United States to focus on film and television. He has held numerous roles in Shakespeare and modern dramas, as well as starring roles in independent films. His voice and character work can be heard in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearland 13 Going On 30. He lives in Los Angeles.
About the Author(s) of Arnhem
Iain Ballantyne is the author of Arnhem
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Arnhem Full Details
| Narrator | Ralph Lister |
| Length | 9 hours 31 minutes |
| Author | Iain Ballantyne |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Release date | April 19, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781094134741 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Arnhem is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is History, Military, World War II
Additional info
The publisher of the Arnhem is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781094134741.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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