Arnhem Lift: A Fighting Glider Pilot Remembers

by Louis Hagen

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, REVISED EDITION. LEO COOPER, 1993 A very good, near fine copy in maroon cloth boards, gilt title on spine with a very good dust jacket. Arnhem and the German Version. 118 p, [4] p of plates : ill., maps, ports ; 24cm. . Previous ed. Hammond, Hammond : 1953. .

Genres: Military History, World War II

118 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1945

About the author

Louis Edmund Hagen

Reviews

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

So few people are aware of the contribution made by the Glider Pilot Regiment. Unlike their American counterparts that were basically civillians that were evacuated home as soon as they landed, these troops were every bit as much a special force as those that they were carrying; They formed part of the frontline - fighting.

Louis Hagen, a veteran of the Regiment takes you on an historical journey through their history, culminating in the debacle at Arnhem.

[Richard Valle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book for a very low level look at what it was like during the Operation Market Garden battle. I had wondered what happened to the glider pilots when they landed... they became foot soldiers like everyone else. At the end there is a few pages of what the Germans saw as told by one of the officers there though this is a high level view.

[Keli · Rating 3 out of 5]

I might pop it up to four stars. I found it astoundingly mundane yet mad, so much so that it felt almost tedious. There's no real omph to it but it is just a biography of 7 days in Arnhem.

[Ian Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

The amazing story of a German who became an Englishman and then fought at Arnhem with distinction.

[Bob the gnome · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a reason not all diary writers have published great novels, and it’s a simple reason: not all people who write are (great) writers. The same goes for Louis Hagen. He wasn’t a great writer and his diary on the battle of Arnhem seems rather tedious and dull. But that’s because it’s a detailed account of what happened. If you look at this book not from the perspective of “is it a great novel?” but through the question “is it a great historical document?” than one has to answer, yes. Yes it is. And anyone who wants to understand the life of a simple soldier on both sides of the frontline should read it.

[Kyle Mackenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extraordinary story of an extraordinary man