239 - Making A Bridge Too Far

The WW2 Podcast

Angus Wallace

Rifle, Gun, Second, Army, Ww2, War, Society & Culture, Carlin, Aircraft, Military, Navy, Wwii, World, History, Plane, Armour, Infantry, Tank

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Released in 1977, A Bridge Too Far stands as the last grand-scale WWII film produced by the Hollywood studio system. The film ambitiously sought to bring to life Operation Market-Garden, the bold but ultimately doomed Allied campaign of September 1944, culminating in the failed attempt to capture the Arnhem bridge.

Producer Joseph E. Levine gathered an incredible ensemble cast, featuring legends like Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford, Sean Connery, James Caan, Michael Caine, Elliott Gould, Dirk Bogarde, and Laurence Olivier. The movie was shot on location in Holland, with the town of Deventer doubling as Arnhem to recreate the intense and chaotic battle scenes.

In this episode of the WW2 Podcast, I’m joined by Simon Lewis, author of Making 'A Bridge Too Far.'

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0:00.0	Folks I have some exciting news to share.
0:02.4	Join me for a live podcast recording at the Imperial War Museum in London.
0:07.2	On Saturday, October 19th, I'll be participating in the Imperial War Museum's
0:12.4	Podcast Live Festival.
0:14.0	At this festival, podcasters from across the UK will record episodes in front of a live audience.
0:21.0	I'm thrilled to have been asked to record an episode of the World War II
0:24.2	podcast there and I'll be joined by postgraduate researcher Matthew Huff from the
0:29.2	University of Leeds. Together we'll discuss Harold Alexander's role as Supreme Commander in the Mediterranean during
0:36.3	World War II.
0:37.3	Now, this is a ticketed event, so sign up in advance to secure your spot.
0:43.2	And after a full day of live podcast recordings
0:46.3	at the Imperial War Museum,
0:47.8	there will be a special panel discussion
0:50.3	at the Church Hill Warrooms. We'll explore the rise of
0:53.8	podcasting, share how we got started, and discuss how podcasts are
0:58.0	transforming the way we connect with history and bring it to a wider audience.
1:02.1	I'd love to see as many of you there as possible,
1:05.0	so for more details on tickets and event timings
1:08.0	visit the Imperial War Museum website
1:11.0	IWM.org. UK and search podcast live.
1:16.0	This country is at war with Germany.
1:20.0	We shall go on to the end.
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