A bridge too far
‘A Bridge Too Far’ is the title of Cornelius Ryan’s epic reconstruction of the British Army’s parachute and armoured thrust across Holland to the Rhine and Germany in late 1944. If it had succeeded it would have shortened the war and incidentally but not coincidentally, made it a British rather than an American victory. In making this thrust, Montgomery ignored his lifetime’s instinct and training and launched this campaign with minimal planning, minimal consideration of ...