A World War II memoir about one of the most heroic defenses of all time Expands on a story told in Cornelius Ryan's classic book A Bridge Too Far, which was made into a movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Frost Also includes airborne actions in North Africa and Sicily As part of Operation Market Garden, the Allies' September 1944 attempt to secure crossings over the Rhine River in the Netherlands, the British 2nd Parachute Regiment, commanded by John Frost, landed outside Arnhem with orders to seize bridges inside the city. The paratroopers did so but were soon cut off from other Allied units. Grossly outnumbered, Frost and his men fought off German armored and infantry assaults for three days and four nights. Finally forced to surrender, Frost spent the remainder of the war in German captivity.

A drop too many

Frost, John

Cassell

Indian Wars of the United States: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time

History

Americas

Franklin Classics

Illustrated Historical Sketches of the Indians

Arts & Photography

Wentworth Press

<p><div>Compiled in 1860 but based on earlier source material, this evocative work captures the grim realities and challenges of early American expansion and Western settlement through tales of pioneering women and their families, including the wife and daughters of Daniel Boone. The stories, dating from the French and Indian War through the 1850s, recount desperate situations from the lives of westward-bound settlers, including encounters with the Native Americans they ultimately displaced.<br /> <br /> In keeping with its dramatic tone, this book was originally titled <i>Daring and Heroic Deeds of American Women, Comprising Thrilling Examples of Courage, Fortitude, Devotedness, and Self-Sacrifice, Among the Pioneer Mothers of the Western County</i>. Chapters include "The War-Woman Creek,"&nbsp;"A Heroine without a Name," "The Captivity of Jane Brown and Her Family," "Wonderful Fortitude of Female Emigrants,"&nbsp;and many other stirring tales. This new edition features five engravings from the original publication.</div></p>

Daring Deeds of Pioneer Women

Literature & Fiction

United States

Dover Publications

The Young Merchant

Pomeroy, R. W

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Select Works Of The British Poets: A Chronological Series From Falconer To Sir Walter Scott

History & Criticism

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Life Of Major General Zachary Taylor: With Notices Of The War In New Mexico, California And In Southern Mexico

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Kessinger Publishing

Regional U.S.

Pictorial Life Of George Washington: Embracing A Complete History Of The Seven Years War, The Revolutionary War, The Formation Of The Federal Constitution And The Administration Of Washington

Military

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