rocketman Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Like the topic says. Looking for a good book that covers the entire battle, preferably with maps/illustrations so that scenarios can be made using the master map. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Wenman Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 (edited) I used three main references. Operation Market Garden - Then and Now vol 2 Arnhem 1944 - Martin Middlebrook It Never Snows in September - Robert Kershaw P Edited May 1, 2015 by Pete Wenman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Thanks Pete - which one would you pick if you had to? "Operation Market Garden" seemed great with a lot of photos, but it was much more expensive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Wenman Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 If you just want to deal with Oosterbeek then Middlebrook is probably the best choice. However the reason I went with those three was for the blend of information. Middlebrook covers the British perspective, Kershaw the German , and the Then and Now book provides detail and loads of photos and maps. The latter two books to however cover the wider operation while Middlebrook only deals with the British and Polish forces in the Arnhem area. P 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 If you just want to deal with Oosterbeek then Middlebrook is probably the best choice. However the reason I went with those three was for the blend of information. Middlebrook covers the British perspective, Kershaw the German , and the Then and Now book provides detail and loads of photos and maps. The latter two books to however cover the wider operation while Middlebrook only deals with the British and Polish forces in the Arnhem area. P I have both the Middlebrook and the Kershaw books, and as Pete says, they combine to give a very good view of the battle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Backer Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 i can second what C3K says, both books cover largely the same thing but different viewpoints and focus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Kampfraum Arnheim by Remy Spezzano has some great photos from Oosterbeek from the German side. Its not only about Oosterbeek but rather it follows a few german war correspondants all over the Market Garden area. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtsjc1 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 i can second what C3K says, both books cover largely the same thing but different viewpoints and focus. Same here both good resources. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 "The Cauldron" by Zeno is a novel about Oosterbeek not a history, but it was written by someone who was an NCO with 21 Ind Para Coy at Arnhem and Oosterbeek. http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Cauldron-Zeno/dp/0330020897 He used a pseudonym because he had been convicted after the war for the murder of his wife's lover. His real name was Gerald Lamarque, but he signed up as Kenneth Allerton and was known within the unit as 'Val'. If anyone has the After the Battle book, there's evidently a picture of Staff Sgt Allerton it. http://www.market-garden.info/html-books/the-cauldron.html It's been 20 years plus since I read it, but it's worth a look if you can find it. It goes from the pre-drop preparations, through the company's landing to set up the Eureka beacons ahead of the main drop, through the defence of the Oosterbeek perimeter and then the withdrawal across the Lower Rijn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 Kampfraum Arnheim by Remy Spezzano has some great photos from Oosterbeek from the German side. Its not only about Oosterbeek but rather it follows a few german war correspondants all over the Market Garden area. That one looked interesting as well, unfortunately really expensive 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I have the Then and Now two volume set about Market Garden. And yes, it was expensive. Some book shops still stock the magazines I'm not sure if they ever printed an edition that just dealt with Oosterbeek. You might be able to find out on the net. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 For a great book about the breakthrough battles "Autumn Gale" has been VERY good. http://www.amazon.com/Autumn-Schwere-Panzerjager-abteilung-Kampfgruppe-Recovery/dp/9080039381 OOP for now, and a bit expensive, but I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It covers the German defenses to the "Market" aspect of the operation in incredible detail. Period photos, great maps, "now and then" comparisons, detailed battle analyses, etc. Ken 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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