Last in the series in which Professor Richard Holmes tells the story of four major battles.
Operation Market Garden was an ambitious plan to punch an armoured column straight into the heart of Germany and end the war early. Its failure left the way open for the Russians to push deep into Germany from the east.
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Followed by Viking Stories
Julian Richards sees evidence of a brutal Viking attack on a monastery. (S) (W)
Battlefields 9.00pm BBC2
Operation Market Garden was a gamble that could have changed the postwar map of Europe. For the last of this series, Professor Richard Holmes journeys to the Dutch town of Arnhem, where the Allies suffered one of their most significant defeats.
