On the afternoon of 17th September 1944, Lieutenant Joseph Enthammer, a Wehrmacht artillery officer based in Arnhem, gazed up to the clear skies, hardly believing what he saw. White 'snowflakes' appeared to hang in the air. 'That cannot be,' he thought, 'it never snows in September! They must be parachutists!' They were. He was witnessing the first wave of the British parachute assault on Arnhem. The war had reached the Reich. The blow, moreover, had come as a total surprise. The Allies had expected Operation MARKET-GARDEN to bring the collapse of the Wehrmacht in the West and shorten World War 2, but the Germans resolved to fight...

Preface	p. ix
The French Odyssey	p. 1
Cambrai, 2 September 1944...
The Odyssey begins...
Stand and Fight	p. 14
A crust begins to form...
Improvisation of resources - the formation of the Kampfgruppe Walther...
Where will the impending blow fall...?
All Quiet on the Western Front	p. 31
The situation in the rear areas...
A mobile reaction force. The arrival of IISS Panzer Corps...
The 'dress rehearsal' for Arnhem. Dispositions of the Kampfgruppe 'Hohensatufen'...
The Front. Hechtel-Valkenswaard road, 15-16 September...
Portrait of the German Soldier in Holland, September 1944	p. 49
Pause to take stock...
First Fallschirmjaeger Army...
The Wehrmacht...
Beliefs and concerns...
The Landings	p. 66
Drive into the Teeth	p. 78
First reactions...
Counter-measures...
Smashing through the Crust	p. 90
The Kampfgruppe Walther is split in two...
Losing control...
March! Follow the Sounds of Shooting	p. 100
Piercing the left flank...
'The youngsters had not paid sufficient attention'...
The capture of the Arnhem road bridge.
The race for the Waal bridges, Nijmegen the night of 17-18 September...
Arnhem. The Pendulum Swings	p. 117
The formation of the Eastern block: the Kampfgruppe Spindler...
Western forces. The formation of the Kampfgruppe von Tettau...
Scraping the Barrel	p. 132
Fifteen miles through 'Indian Territory'... 101 Airborne Division
Securing the heights above Nijmegen... 82 Airborne Division
Take the Arnhem Bridge	p. 147
From the east...
From the south...
From the north...
'Schwerpunkt' is South!	p. 162
Defending Nijmegen, 18-19 September...
Slowing the advance. Jabs against the corridor, 19-20 September...
The raids by Panzer Brigde 107, 19-20 September...
The Impact on German Soil	p. 178
Volunteers to defend the Reich...
Scratch reinforcements...
Arnhem. The Pendulum Swings Back	p. 188
The odds inverted. Second lift on Ginkel Heath...
'AchtungFallschirmjaeger!...'
The Sperrlinie blocking force Spindler...
The charge of the Parachute Brigades...
The Sperrlinie is forced in the north...
Blasting the British Out - The Arnhem Bridge	p. 212
With artillery...
With tanks...
Do the 'Tommies' in!...
Hold on the Waal	p. 224
The spectre from the Reichswald. II Fallschirmjaeger Corps attacks...
Hold on the Waal! The defence of Nijmegen by the Frundsberg...
'There was nothing left available to form a defence line...'
'I now gave the order on my own responsibility to blow...'
Putting the Lid on the Box	p. 244
The pocket forms. Division von Tettau...
Improvisation...
Hollow Victories	p. 255
Mopping up and breaking out. Nijmegen, night 20-21 September...
'Just about over the Arnhem Bridge.' Night 20-21 September...
The Missed Opportunity	p. 269
Plugging the gap. Betuwe, 'The Island'...
Improvisation...
The Witches' Cauldron	p. 279
The German build-up around Arnhem...
From the west: von Tettau...
From north-east and east: the 9SS
The Crisis	p. 298
Another front - Betuwe, 21-22 September...
Time is short...
Cutting the Corridor	p. 310
Objective Veghel...
From east and west. The blow falls, 22 September...
Maintaining the pressure. 23 September...
The Investment of Oosterbeek	p. 327
The siege, 22-24 September...
Chivalry - and what to do with the wounded?...
Tanks and flame-throwers...
The Final Cut: Koevering	p. 350
Prelude: The corridor, 23-24 September...
Objective Veghel - again; 24 September...
The Koevering raid, 24-26 September...
The End	p. 363
The Decision...
Deadlock...
The silent evacuation...
The end...
Achievements	p. 379
Postscript - The Final Irony	p. 395
Appendices	p. 403
Orders	p. 403
German order of battle	p. 405
German Casualties	p. 421
Sources	p. 423
Index	p. 429
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