Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges - Part 1

Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges - Part 1 is a documentary, history film.

The Battle of Arnhem, fought in the early autumn of 1944, remains without a doubt the most hotly debated battle of the North West European Campaign, both then and now. From its inception in the sixteen cancelled airborne operations during August, we will chart the problems, many of which were ignored by men desperate to get into battle, the compromises and mistakes that pitched lightly armed and ill equipped paratroopers and glider infantry into an unequal struggle against an SS panzer troops. We follow the eight mile route that 2 Para took to reach the bridge at Arnhem, slipping through the German defences.In Part 2, a separate film we look at their epic battle.

Cast

Bob Hilton

Presenter

Jo Hook

Presenter

John Greenacre

Presenter

Mike Peters

Presenter

Bob Darby

Presenter

Tom Dormer

Presenter

Tim Saunders

Director and Presenter