The 82nd Airborne Division fought some of its most desperate battles in support of the British landings at Arnhem, yet these actions are little known today. The British operation pre-supposed that key bridges linking Arnhem with the advancing Allied reinforcements would be captured before they could be destroyed by the Germans. The bridge across the Waal River at Nijmegen was especially important and it was assigned to the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division.

Backed up by tanks of Britain's Grenadier Guards, the 82nd achieved its objectives, although Operation Market Garden as a whole was less than successful. All of the units, personalities and actions of this desperate battle are covered in the acclaimed Battleground Europe style. This heavily illustrated work also contains a guide to the battle sites, monuments and local facilities as they are today.

Tim Saunders served as an infantry officer with the British Army for thirty years, during which time he took the opportunity to visit campaigns far and wide, from ancient to modern. Since leaving the Army he has become a full time military historian, with this being his sixteenth book, has made nearly fifty full documentary films with Battlefield History and Pen & Sword. He is an active guide and Accredited Member of the Guild of Battlefield Guides.