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The film, which was directed by john guillermin, was shot on location in. The bridge connected the village of erpel on the eastern side with remagen on the west bank. One of ian allans secret operations that exposes the truth behind the battle for the railway bridge at remagen between the germans and the u. A story of world war ii from the worlds largest community of readers. Dec 11, 2016 he came home in 1946 as a major with the bronze star and material for three books on the remagen attack. Battleground europe by andrew rawson, 9781844150366, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The bridge at remagen july 26, 2005 edition open library. Detailed research is the basis of the book by lothar brune deceased and jakob weiler, who lives in bad honningen.
The bridge at remagen by ken hechler, 9780891418603, available at. The longdelayed us thrust over the roer river eventually took place in february, leaving the. Within days, the united states had declared war on all the axis powersjapan, germany and italy. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The bestknown work on the battle is 1957s the bridge at remagen by the american author ken hechler. The bridge at remagen, based on extensive interviews with german and american participants, is the first complete account of what happened on that fateful day.
A story of world war ii ebook written by ken hechler. The capture of the ludendorff bridge at remagen occurred on march 78, 1945, during the closing stages of world war ii 19391945. The amazing story of march 7, 1945the day the rhine river was crossed december 30, 1993, pictorial histories pub paperback in english rev sub edition. This blowbyblow account tells the true story of the capture of the ludendorff bridge that crossed the rhinea successful mission that saved thousands of american lives and spearheaded the invasion of nazi germany. Armys surprise capture of the ludendorff bridge at remagen, allowing the. The bridge at remagen by ken hechler 2005, paperback ebay. It is the story of a great risk boldly accepted, and of the surprising way in which a handful of men, acting with daring and initiative, altered the course of history. The bridge at remagen george segal robert vaughn ben gazzara 1969 an army lieutenant george segal and a nazi major robert vaughn ponder whether to blow up or save the last bridge across the. The amazing story of march 7, 1945the day the rhine river was crossed thee best book on the subject written by a man who was there to record it all. The bridge at remagen ww2 battleground battleground europe paperback common. It opened in 1980 and tells the story of the bridge and the prison camp, golden mile. By the time the bridge collapsed 10 days later, more than 25,000 allied troops had crossed the ludendorff bridge and three tactical bridges in the area above and below remagen. The bridge at remagen is the detailed narrative of this surprising but crucial military action. In early 1945, american forces pressed towards the west bank of the.
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