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This resulted in erudite and extensive captions.<br \/>\nRare identified airborne equipment, documents and artifacts from the\u00a0December44\u00a0and\u00a0D-Day Experience museums\u2019 collections and local collections are spread throughout the book.<\/p>\n<p>Although the authors\u2019 intentions were to compile a pictorial history, extensive research in American and British archives also lead to a better understanding of why Operation Market Garden ultimately failed in its mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Burning Bridges<\/strong>\u201d begins with the introduction, where the decision-making process that led to Operation Market Garden is explained in great detail. The subsequent chapters discuss the preparations in the marshalling areas in England, the activities of the Pathfinders, and the boarding of the aircraft by all paratroop regiments and battalions. The glider lifts are also well covered by many newly discovered photographs.<\/p>\n<p>After the entire division was airborne, <strong>\u201cBurning Bridges\u201d<\/strong> continues with the actual drops at the drop- and landing zones as well as the first two days of combat. The drop of the 504th\u00a0Regiment and the capture of the Grave Bridge and the bridges over the Maas-Waal Canal are covered first. Hundreds of photographs, documents and artifacts tell the successful story of the capture of the bridges. The landings of the 505th\u00a0and 508th\u00a0Regiments on Drop Zones N and T in Groesbeek, east of Nijmegen are also covered. The Germans were overwhelmed and resistance was still negligible. 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