On September 17, 1944, General Montgomery's army launched the Battle of Arnhem, a bold attempt to capture a strategic bridgehead over the lo...
On September 17, 1944, General Montgomery's army launched the Battle of Arnhem, a bold attempt to capture a strategic bridgehead over the lower Rhine. Poor planning and unexpectedly fierce resistance caused the allies to withdraw after ten days of bitter fighting and heavy casualties. In spite of the losses, the Dutch viewed the battle as a positive sign of strong allied resistance on their own territory and the beginning of the end of the detested German occupation. The battle of Arnhem was a courageous strategic gamble which failed. Had it been a success victory might have been achieved in the West before the Russians had reached Berlin, Prague or Vienna. The Americans made a film in the 70s which caused a great deal of trouble. It was called A Bridge too Far, and maintained that the fault for the failure lay entirely in the laps of the British command, led by ‘Boy’ Browning, played by an ageing, soigné Dirk Bogarde. Sean Connery increased his reputation as an actor by playing the part of General Urquhart. Edward Fox captured the personality of Sir Brian Horrocks exactly. Michael Caine was a charismatic tank commander, and Anthony Hopkins played an exceedingly brave infantry commander (Colonel Frost), who succeeded in holding up immensely superior German tank forces at the bridgebefore being forced to surrender himself and his entire battalion to the vistorious German army. #financial_support_div{ display:none; position: absolute; width:300px; height:180px; margin-left: -150px; margin-top: -70px; /*- half of width and height */ top:50%; left:50%; padding: 5px; opacity:0.9; filter:alpha(opacity=90); z-index:1000; background-color:#000; color: white; } .close_box{ background: gray; color:#fff; padding:1px 3px; display:inline; position:absolute; right:1px; margin-right: -13px; margin-top: -13px; border-radius:3px; cursor:pointer; border: 1px #000 solid; } $(document).on("click",".close_box",function(){ $(this).parent().fadeTo(300,0,function(){ $(this).remove(); }); }); Loading the player ... Less
