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A Bridge Too Far
by Cornelius Ryan
informative
slow-paced
This book details the events surrounding the Battle of Arnhem in World War II. As a history major whose specialization was World War II, I very much appreciate in depth accounts of various battles. This particular battle was a massive undertaking of aircraft- planes and gliders- that dropped Allied military across German lines to capture the bridge over the Rhine located in Arnhem. I knew gliders were used, but this was not something that was ever mentioned in my college education, and only two books I have ever read mentioned the use of gliders. One of those was a novel, and the other was a memoir about Hitler's pilot. Ultimately, this battle cost the Allies more casualties than the undertaking during the D-Day invasion. I got this on Audible, and it was something like 17 hours worth of listening, but it was so worth it. I really enjoyed this book.