{"product_id":"arnhem-black-tuesday-by-al-murray-9780857506573","title":"Arnhem: Black Tuesday","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom bestselling author Al Murray comes the story of the most catastrophic 24 hours the British military faced in World War II, leading to disastrous consequences for the Allied forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe incredible true story behind the most catastrophic 24 hours the British military faced in World War II from the bestselling author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUtterly brilliant... this book really is the last word on the Battle of Arnhem\u003c\/em\u003e — James Holland, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Savage Storm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuperb... A military historian of originality and insight to compare with the best\u003c\/em\u003e — Saul David, historian and bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSky Warriors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Arnhem is one of the best-known stories in British military history: a daring but doomed attempt to secure a vital bridgehead across the Rhine in order to end the war before Christmas 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is always written about, with the benefit of unerring 20\/20 hindsight, as being destined to fail, but the men who fought there, men of military legend, didn't know that that was to be their fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eArnhem: Black Tuesday\u003c\/em\u003e, Al Murray focuses on the events of one day as they happened through the eyes of the British participants, without bringing any knowledge of what would happen tomorrow to bear, offering a very different perspective on a familiar narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome things went right and a great many more went wrong, but recounting them in this way allows the reader to understand for the first time how certain decisions were taken in the moment and how opportunities were squandered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAl Murray has always been obsessed by this legendary battle, and in \u003cem\u003eArnhem: Black Tuesday\u003c\/em\u003e he showcases all of his knowledge, interpretation, and enthusiasm to bear to tell the story of one of history's great heroic failures differently for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal and insightful\u003c\/em\u003e — Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA revelation... This is Arnhem unplugged. By confining himself to men in and around Arnhem on that Tuesday, Murray achieves something special\u003c\/em\u003e — The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338625044716,"sku":"9780857506573","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780857506573.jpg?v=1743740973","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/arnhem-black-tuesday-by-al-murray-9780857506573","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}