In Reply to: "A Bridge Too Far" got ripped by critics but posted by olddude55 on January 4, 2004 at 12:45:58:
Defeat? Montgomery didn't secure the objective at Arnhem. It's a failure, not defeat. I'm not sure that the very word 'defeat' or 'debacle' can be applicable for a minor tactical operation like Market Garden - with the enemy unable to reverse tables. Dunkirk in 1940 - that was a defeat, and a success for the British as well.
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- Re: "A Bridge Too Far" got ripped by critics but - klaus 00:47:19 01/05/04 (1)
- I'd call the near total destruction of the British 1st Airborne Division a defeat. - olddude55 03:01:04 01/05/04 (0)