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| 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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