September Hope

The American Side of a Bridge Too Far

John C. McManus

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Signet
24 July 2013

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Military history; Second World War; Defence strategy, planning & research

September Hope conveys the American perspective like never before, through a vast array of new sources and countless personal interviews to create a truly revealing portrait of this searing human drama.

Acclaimed historian John C. McManus, author of The Dead and Those About to Die, explores World War II's most ambitious invasion, Operation Market Garden, an immense, daring offensive to defeat Nazi Germany before the end of 1944.

""A riveting and deeply moving story of uncommon courage.""-Alex Kershaw,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe First Wave

August 1944 saw the Allies achieve more significant victories than in any other month over the course of the war. The Germans were in disarray, overwhelmed on all fronts. Rumors swirled that the war would soon be over.

On September 17, the largest airborne drop in military history commenced over Holland-including two entire American divisions, the 101st and the 82nd. Their mission was to secure key bridges at such places as Son, Eindhoven, Grave, and Nijmegen until British armored forces could relieve them. The Germans, however, proved much stronger than the Allies anticipated. In eight days of ferocious combat, they mauled the airborne, stymied the tanks, and prevented the Allies from crossing the Rhine.

September Hope conveys the American perspective like never before, through a vast array of new sources and countless personal interviews to create a truly revealing portrait of this searing human drama.

By: John C. McManus
Imprint: Signet
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 524g
ISBN: 9780451239891
ISBN 10: 045123989X
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 24 July 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John C. McManusis an award-winning professor, author, and military historian, and a leading expert on the history of the American combat experience. He is the Curators' Distinguished Professor of U.S. Military History at Missouri University of Science and Technology. His critically acclaimed books on World War II includeDeadly Sky,Grunts,The Dead and Those About to Die, andFire and Fortitude- The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943.

Reviews for September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far

McManus's extensive research allows him to tell the story with verve and authority. --Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of An Army at Dawn A riveting and deeply moving story of uncommon courage. --Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Longest Winter A testament to men assigned the impossible who, through sheer willpower, almost pulled it off. --The Wall Street Journal McManus mines a rich and too-long-neglected vein of stories, many revealed here for the first time. --Mark Bando, author of 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy An absolutely riveting and vivid narrative that captures the full extent of the heroism of America's troops in Operation Market Garden...Military history at its finest. --Andrew Carroll, editor of the New York Times bestsellers War Letters and Behind the Lines McManus's crisply written book tells of the campaign as seen through the eyes of the privates, sergeants, and captains who jumped into the Netherlands and the air crews who got them there. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch