De Naald: The Airborne Monument at Oosterbeek
28 July 2026De Naald stands opposite the Airborne Museum at Hartenstein. The villagers of Oosterbeek built it themselves, honouring the 1st British Airborne Divis…
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Samuël Swarts, a Dutch Grave at Oosterbeek War Cemetery
24 July 2026A Jewish furniture maker who escaped deportation, Samuël Swarts died carrying water to the wounded at Oosterbeek in September 1944, and lies among the…
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The Lonsdale Speech at the Old Church, Oosterbeek
17 July 2026An arm in a sling, a bandaged head, a wounded leg. Major Lonsdale climbed the pulpit of Oosterbeek Old Church and spoke to the survivors of Arnhem.
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The Temporary American Cemetery at Son
4 July 2026For a few years after 1944, a field near the Waterhoef farm at Son held one of the first American cemeteries in the Netherlands. German prisoners dug …
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Urquhart House: The Attic at Zwarteweg 14, Arnhem
27 June 2026Zwarteweg 14 in Arnhem looks like any other terraced house. In September 1944 the commander of the 1st British Airborne Division hid in its attic whil…
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The Market Garden Briefing at Leopoldsburg
6 June 2026A Sherman tank outside Leopoldsburg station marks where Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks handed XXX Corps the plan for Operation Market Garden, one d…
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Thinking He Was Safe: The Final Journey of Flight Officer Dana T. Mudd
28 May 2026On the edge of the Dutch town of Uden, the war entered a dangerous in-between phase in September 1944. Uden had been liberated during Operation Market…
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The Waal River Crossing Documentary Is Out, and I Was the On-Camera Historian
23 May 2026WAAL RIVER CROSSING: 1944, narrated by Paul Giamatti, is now out. I served as the on-camera historian for this World War II Foundation account of the …
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A New Memorial to Captain Lionel Queripel VC at Wolfheze
21 May 2026Captain Lionel Queripel VC stayed behind alone in a ditch near Wolfheze on the evening of 19 September 1944, covering his men’s withdrawal with an aut…
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The Surviving German Anti-Tank Blocks at Nijmegen Bridge
14 May 2026On the north bank of the Waal at Nijmegen, close to where the road bridge comes down on the Lent side, two grey concrete blocks stand in the open. The…
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Robert Cole: The Medal of Honor He Never Knew He Had Won
8 May 2026A parachute-shaped stone stands at the edge of a field in Best, in the Netherlands. The marker carries the Medal of Honor citation of Lieutenant Colon…
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