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Episode 38 – Cornelius Ryan’s “A Bridge Too Far” additional readings and recommended resources.

Link to the full-length movie “A Bridge Too Far.”  Hollywood’s version of the story.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSVHNHzJvQw  

Link to the Imperial War Museum’s “Why did Operation Market Garden fail?” website.  In a short read and eight minute video, this website explains why the operation failed.  https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-did-operation-market-garden-fail

Link to WACO glider flight manual.  Provides everything pilots needed to know in ten pages. https://www.docdroid.com/dhpv5FQ/waco-cg-4a-glider-pilots-flight-operating-instructions-pdf

Link to “Basic Training of Glider Borne Troops”.  This 28-minute video gives an overview of the basic techniques U.S. glider borne troops used. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JenPV5HtFfU

Link to the Army’s 1943 “Parachute Jump Training” film.  This is what jump school looked like in the 1940s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcomlNIBlIU 


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