Richard Attenborough’s epic recreation of the doomed Operation Market Garden – in which a lone German soldier walks across ...

HE was among 35,000 men who fought the Germans for nine long days in one of the bloodiest battles of World War Two. But 80 ...

The King has said the “heroism and sacrifice made by so many in the pursuit of peace” will never be forgotten as the 80th ...

Here are five films and TV shows that explore the origins, impact and aftermath of the allies’ September 1944 strategic ...

The Battle of Arnhem fought in the early autumn of 1944 ... Arnhem slipping through the German defencesIn Part 2 a separate film we look at their epic battle ...

The 'heroism and sacrifice made by so many in the pursuit of peace' will never be forgotten, the King has said, as Princess ...

NATO nations have recreated the Second World War airborne invasion of the Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of ...

But the Battle of Arnhem turned out to be a tragic failure ... It was the subject of the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far, directed by Richard Attenborough. It features in the book When Dragons Flew ...

He served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy before he jumped into Arnhem, Netherlands ... than 6,000 were captured The battle was the inspiration for the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far The re ...

He suffered his worst defeat in battle during his September 1944 attempt to cross the Rhine River at the Dutch city of Arnhem. Six thousand airborne Allied troops were lost in the failed effort.

His words were spoken by the Princess Royal, representing the King at events this weekend marking the efforts of troops who ...

Was there anything else?” By this point in the film, the fight to control the bridge – the Battle of Arnhem, which was fought 80 years ago – has raged for more than a day, recreated by ...