September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far [Original retail ed.] 045123989X, 978-0451239891

Acclaimed historian John C. McManus, author of The Dead and Those About to Die, explores World War II’s most ambitious i

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English Pages 512 Year 5 Jun 2012

September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far [Original retail ed.]
045123989X, 978-0451239891

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“McManus’s crisply written book tells of the campaign as seen through the eyes of the privates, sergeants, and captains who jumped into the Netherlands and the air crews who got them there.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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