Mike Jackson

A brave, bold failure

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The prize was beyond price, and the operation very nearly succeeded. General Sir Mike Jackson examines the ‘what ifs’</span></p>

  • Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944

    Antony Beevor

    Viking, pp. 496

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