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Men at Arnhem (Paperback)

by Geoffrey Powell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd; New edition edition (17 Feb 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0850529662
  • ISBN-13: 978-0850529661
  • Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.4 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 432,841 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When Men at Arnhem was first published in 1976 the author modestly concealed his identity behind a pseudonym and changed the names of his comrades in arms. But the book was at once recognised as one of the finest evocations of an infantryman's war ever written and those in the know were quick to identify the author. His cover has long since been blown, in this edition Geoffrey Powell adds an introduction in which he identifies the men who fought with him in those eight terrible days at Arnhem in September, 1944. The book cannot be said to be a military history in the strictest sense, even the units involved being unidentified, but the events described are, as the author points out in his introduction, as nearly accurate as memory allowed after a lapse of over thirty years. It is unlikely every to be surpassed as the most vivid first-hand account of one of those epic disasters which we British, in our paradoxical way, seem to cherish above and beyond the most glorious victories.

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5.0 out of 5 stars MEN AT ARNHEM is a soldiers story of men in battle., 19 Jul 1999
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This book was written by Geoffrey Powell MC under the pseudonym of Tom Angus.It is neither a conventional military history,nor a novel and although names have been changed and units not identified, the events descibed are just as they happened. It is about the 156 Parachute Battalion of the Parachute Regiment, and the savage fighting that took place around Oosterbeek during the battle for Arnhem in September 1944.Geoffrey Powell served as a major in command of company"C" one of three rifle companies in the battalion. Later during the battle he would command a composite group including the remnants of his regiment.He would eventually escape across the Rhine with just 45 of his men and be awarded the Military Cross for his part in the action.This is a story of duty,comradeship and fortitude during one of the bitterest engagements of the Second World War. It is also a testament to the indomitable spirit and outstanding courage of the men of the Parachute Regiment, the "Red Devils".
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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic must-read book by one who was there, 26 Jan 2009
By M. Vallance "Mikey V" (Warwick, England) - See all my reviews
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This book is an absolute must read for all students of Operation Market Garden.

It takes you right back to the drop zones, buildings and foxholes of Arnhem and Oosterbeek in September 1944. It is written in a personable narrative style and the characters come to life really well, by Geoffrey Powell, a serving officer under John Hackett, in 156 Parachute Battalion.

I normally list pros and cons in my reviews but this is not neccesary here - just go out and buy it and read it.

We owe so much to our grandparents/great grandparents generation. As a postcript to this book, read Lloyd Clark's introduction to his new book Arnhem where he walks amongst the woods of Oosterbeek with the (now late) Geoffrey Powell.
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