{"product_id":"9781405964258-the-last-para","title":"Arnhem’s Last Para","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FINAL LIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE ARNHEM BRIDGE - A LEGENDARY SOLDIER’S STORY, TOLD IN HIS OWN WORDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy former paratrooper John Humphreys and bestselling author and ex-Parachute Regiment officer Stuart Tootal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA gripping, visceral and immensely moving read. Courage beyond measure, coupled with humility to act as a lesson to us all. No more fitting tribute – we remember them\u003c\/b\u003e' Damien Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful and authentic account of one soldier's war from Tobruk to Arnhem and all points in between.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Humphreys\u003c\/b\u003e was just a boy soldier in the Royal Engineers when war was declared in 1939. By the war's end he had jumped into \u003cb\u003eArnhem\u003c\/b\u003e with the \u003cb\u003eParachute Regiment\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003espearhead the attack on the bridge\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor days Humphreys and the rest of his squad held on, \u003cb\u003eoutnumbered\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eoutgunned\u003c\/b\u003e by the \u003cb\u003eGerman army\u003c\/b\u003e fighting to the last bullet and\u003cb\u003e refusing to surrender\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the Bridge Too Far is only the climax of Humphreys’ remarkable war. \u003cb\u003eTwice captured\u003c\/b\u003e as a \u003cb\u003eprisoner of war\u003c\/b\u003e, he twice \u003cb\u003eescaped\u003c\/b\u003e from the enemy to make his way back to Allied lines in order to \u003cb\u003erejoin the fight\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAged 101\u003c\/b\u003e, Humphreys began to pen his extraordinary story, with the help of bestselling author and former paratrooper Stuart Tootal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Arnhem’s Last Para\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eHumphrey’s parting gift\u003c\/b\u003e, and the final time we will read an account from a soldier of our Greatest Generation bearing witness to the heroism and sacrifice of this legendary action – told with incredible \u003cb\u003ehonesty\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eirrepressible\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003espirit\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41822953504865,"sku":"9781405964258","price":9.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32275542.jpg?v=1739468967","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405964258-the-last-para","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}