Sebastian Ritchie Livres

Operation Market Garden, often depicted as one of the most decisive military actions of the Allied campaign, offered an opportunity to conclude hostilities with Hitler's Germany before 1945 but its disastrous failure left the Allies facing another seven months of difficult and costly fighting. In this revised new paperback edition of Arnhem: Myth and Reality, Sebastian Ritchie demonstrates that the operation can only be properly understood if it is considered alongside earlier airborne ventures and reassesses the role of the Allied air forces and the widely held view that they bore a particular responsibility for Market Garden's failure. By placing Market Garden in its correct historical setting and by reassessing Allied air plans and their execution, this groundbreaking book provides a radically different view of the events of September 1944, challenging much of the current orthodoxy in the process.

Focusing on a Second World War operative, this book offers a fully documented exploration of a member of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). It provides a unique perspective on espionage activities in Yugoslavia during the war, delving into the complexities of intelligence work and the challenges faced by operatives in a tumultuous historical context. The narrative combines personal accounts with historical analysis, presenting an insightful look at the intricacies of wartime intelligence operations.