A Drop Too Many: A Paratrooper at Arnhem

by John Frost

Book Overview

A World War II memoir about one of the most heroic defenses of all time Expands on a story told in Cornelius Ryan's classic book A Bridge Too Far , which was made into a movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Frost Also includes airborne actions in North Africa and Sicily As part of Operation Market Garden, the Allies' September 1944 attempt to secure crossings over the Rhine River in the Netherlands, the British 2nd Parachute Regiment, commanded by John Frost, landed outside Arnhem with orders to seize bridges inside the city. The paratroopers did so but were soon cut off from other Allied units. Grossly outnumbered, Frost and his men fought off German armored and infantry assaults for three days and four nights. Finally forced to surrender, Frost spent the remainder of the war in German captivity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811734862
• ISBN13: 9780811734868
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great

This is one of the best written WW2 memoirs I have read, well written and fast paced. From the French coast to the Tunisian desert, to the fields of Holland, the book is an exciting account of the author's adventures. Definitely recommended.

Excellent!

I hope others interested in World War II history will stumble upon this book like I did.Although brief, A Drop Too Many tells the exploits of Lt-Col. John Frost during World War II. Frost describes how he became one of the first company commanders of the 1st Airborne Division, Britains first parachute unit. He describes, with crisp British precision, about actions in Tunisia, Sicily and France and most importantly his regiment's tragic role in Operation Market Garden. It is here that the book shines, and where Frost's name (as well as the 1st Airborne) will live on forever.A Drop Too Many is an excellent companion to Cornelius Ryan's A Bridge Too Far. I recommend reading Ryan's work first, before A Drop Too Far. This will give unfamiliar readers a view of the "big picture."