“Many historians, with an ‘if only’ approach to the British defeat, have focused so much on different aspects of Operation Market Garden which went wrong that they have tended to overlook the central element. It was quite simply a very bad plan right from the start and right from the top. Every other problem stemmed from that.”
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Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944
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Antony Beevor
Antony Beevor is a renowned British historian known for his in-depth research on World War II and Soviet history. His works, such as 'Berlin: 1945' and 'Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar', have been widely praised for their detailed narratives and insightful analyses. more
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