Operation Market Garden Nijmegen

Following on from the story of Hells Highway the series reaches the battle to seize the great Bridges over two of Europes largest water ways the Maas and the Waal at Nijmegen Here the 82nd US airborne were as elsewhere denied coup de main attacks to seize the bridges by the air commanders While the Grave Bridge was captured confusion in US orders meant that the barely defended bridge in Nijmegen was only attacked when the Germans had taken the opportunity to reinforce the garrison The resulting battle to regain control of the situation is an epic of AngloAmerican military history This programme tells the story of the amazing courage of the American and British soldiers who won this battle against desperate odds