Plot: The Battle of Arnhem, fought in the early autumn of 1944, remains without a doubt the most hotly debated battle of the North West European Campaign, both then and now. From its inception in the sixteen cancelled airborne operations during August, we will chart the problems, many of which were ignored by men desperate to get into battle, the compromises and mistakes that pitched lightly armed and ill equipped paratroopers and glider infantry into an unequal struggle against an SS panzer troops. We follow the eight mile route that 2 Para took to reach the bridge at Arnhem, slipping through the German defences.In Part 2, a separate film we look at their epic battle.
The Bridge on the River KwaiGandhiLawrence of ArabiaThe GeneralBloody SundayPegasus BridgeLegion of BrothersChappaquiddickThe RegimentOperation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle for the Oosterbeek PerimeterRevolutionAbegweitThe Mark of CainThe Great RaidThe 'Roslin Castle' (Troopship) Leaving for South AfricaOur FatherMissing in ActionThe Bridge at RemagenLes allumés du pont Jacques-CartierThe Four Feathers