Arnhem Lift by Louis Hagen

Arnhem Lift by Louis Hagen

Of the 10,000 men who landed at Arnhem, over nine days 1,400 were killed and more than 6,000 about a third of them wounded were captured. The narrative was first published anonymously in 1945.45 years later at a dinner party in Germany, Louis Hagen met Major Winrich Behr, Adjutant to Field Marshal Model at Arnhem.

'One of the most moving pages yet written about the conflict … tells its story with modern simplicity and unaffectedness' * The Sunday Times *
'As a chronicle of action Arnhem Lift is the best of its kind. It has integrity as well as drama.' * The Listener *
'He tells the story of his part in that heroic struggle against overwhelming odds straightforwardly and without a trace of egoism.' * The Scotsman *
'Distils experience with a precision which every writer must admire.' * New Statesman *

LOUIS HAGEN (1916-2000), born into a Jewish banking family, was sent to a concentration camp for writing an anti-Nazi joke on a postcard. A high-ranking Nazi judge and friend of the family got him out and he escaped to England, where he became a glider pilot, fighting for the British at Arnhem. He was the author of several books, including Ein volk, Ein Reich, and went on to be a successful journalist and film producer. Caroline Hagen-Hall, his daughter, has edited his unpublished autobiography.

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ISBN 13	9780752468686
ISBN 10	0752468685
Title	Arnhem Lift
Author	Louis Hagen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2012-04-01
Number of pages	144
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