ARNHEM - Battle of the Woods Part 2 of the Operation Market Garden Series Presented by Tom Dormer, Tim Saunders, Mike Peters, Jo Hook, John Greenacre, Richard Hone, Bob Hilton Arnhem: The Battle of the Woods is the second DVD in the Operation Market Garden series of films and continues to explore the whole of this contentious Second World War Allied campaign, from the breakout of XXX Corps from ‘Joe’s Bridge’ to Arnhem. Jumping into a Drop Zone, 10 miles from Arnhem on the second day of Operation Market Garden was always going to be difficult for Brigadier ‘Shan’ Hackett’s 4th British Parachute Brigade. With little information on how 1 Para Brigade had fared the day before, the stage was set for an epic battle. Author John Waddy, veteran company commander in 156 Para Battalion, and a team of some of the best Arnhem experts in the country, take the viewer to the ground where 4 Para Brigade tangled with the SS troopers of the Hohenstaufen Panzer Division in the woods to the west of Arnhem in what was to be an unequal but heroic battle; the result of a flawed concept and plan. Driven back from the German blocking position, the Brigade was withdrawing across Landing Zone P when the Polish heavy lift descended into a rapidly deteriorating situation. Captain Queripel was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his action in helping stem the enemy advance long enough for the Paratroopers to escape across the railway embankment by nightfall. On the third day of the battle, veterans recall a lethal day of cat and mouse in the woods as the paratroopers and surviving glider soldiers struggled to rejoin the rest of the Division around Oosterbeek. Published by Pen and Sword Books Available from 25th July 2012 RRP: £15.99 EAN: 5060247620282 www.pen-and-sword.co.uk call: 01226 734222
