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A Bridge Too Far (book)
A Bridge Too Far
, a non-fiction book by
Cornelius Ryan
published in 1974, tells the story of
Operation Market Garden
, a failed
Allied
attempt to break through German lines at
Arnhem
across the river Rhine in the occupied Netherlands during
World War II
in September 1944. The title of the book comes from a comment made by British Lt. Gen.
Frederick Browning
, deputy commander of the
First Allied Airborne Army
, who told
Field Marshal
Bernard Montgomery
before the operation, "I think we may be going a bridge too far."
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