About 600 members were stationed in the small village of Somerby, near Melton Mowbray, ahead of the Battle of Arnhem. Alec Wilson, whose father was in the regiment, said one night, annoyed by a ...

A British glider shot down during the Battle of Arnhem. (Image ... with the pair dressed in uniforms, the type worn during the operation. "The jumps were not re-enactments, but a 'living memorial ...

The key to success would rest on the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. Ultimately, it was a bridge too far. Follow the fortunes of the British at Arnhem as they desperately attempt to hold ...