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Arnhem Umbrella - Major Digby Tatham Warter DSO (Hardcover)
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Arnhem Umbrella - Major Digby Tatham Warter DSO (Hardcover)
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Operation Market Garden was Major Digby Tatham Warter's first
action. As the OC of 'A' Company, 2 Para, he led the advance to the
Arnhem road bridge, brushing aside German resistance to reach the
objective. Over the course of the next four days, Digby - a
well-known eccentric - enhanced his reputation further by
displaying solid leadership and a fearlessness that left everyone
who witnesses it in awe. Picking up an umbrella and bowler hat from
one of the houses, Tatham Warter strolled around the perimeter
oblivious to shot and shell, instilling confidence in his men and
inspiring them to battle on in the face of overwhelming odds.
Wounded and captured at the battle's end, Digby escaped and linked
up with the Dutch Resistance. For weeks he strutted around the area
disguised as a deaf and dumb Dutchman to fool the Germans. He
collected over hundred paratroopers ('evaders') and forged a plan
to lead them through enemy lines to safety. His post-war years are
just as exciting. This is his story.
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