The 82nd Airborne Division fought some of its most desperate battles in support of the British landings at Arnhem; yet these actions are little known today. All of the units; personalities and actions of this hopeless struggle are covered in the acclaimed Battleground Europe style. This heavily illustrated work also contains a guide to the battle sites; monuments and local facilities as they are today.
#3043586 in Books Osprey Publishing 1992-03-26 1992-03-26Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.67 x .1 x 7.19l; .40 #File Name: 085045126448 pages
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Misleading TitleBy Nathan D. JensenThe title of the book is rather misleading; the book should more accurately be titled "British and French Armies in Egypt 1798-1801". While not a long book; most of the content is simply descriptions of the organization; tactics; and uniforms of the French Army of the Orient and the British forces that opposed them. The Mameluke and Turkish armies that opposed the French barely even get a page of mention. For the word Campaigns being in the title; all of the campaigns and battles fill up about two pages total; i.e. each battle (if even mentioned) gets between about two sentences to two paragraphs and no analysis of why the battle was fought or how it played out. The book only has two tiny maps which are just basic maps of Egypt that you could find anywhere else.Ultimately; the book covers a broad range of subjects but has very little detail on any of them; and it wasn't what I expected given the title. Much as these Osprey books are not long; others are better. For an example of an Osprey Men at Arms book about Napoleon's campaigns done well; see Philip Haythornthwaite's Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy. Comparing these two books; they are night and day.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not What The Title States!By Donald RayI agree with Nathan Jenson's review. I was disappointed by the book.
