The bridge at remagen, based on extensive interviews with german and american participants, is the first complete account of what happened on that fateful day. This is a very important piece of world war 2 history that is still around today and. English, spanish, and french soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital mono. It was closed dud to refurbishing, we walked to a local hall that was doing a display of the bridge story, that was also closed. At remagen was a doubletrack railroad bridge, a little over 1,000 feet long, built at the end of world war i and named ludendorff bridge after germanys wartime commander. A story of world war ii from the worlds largest community of readers. Based on actual events, the film is set in the waning days of world war ii, in 1945, as u.
In fact, the history making events surrounding the bridge have inspired poems, feature movies, books and several tv programs, all with good reason. Us troops capture bridge at remagen entering nazi germany. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. Spanish and french subtitles are accessible, and the english soundtrack is closedcaptioned. We went on a rail discovery hoilday staying at remagen in october 2019. The authorship of the book by hechler and his own personal history offer compelling backstories. The bridge at remagen is the on march 7, 1945, a small group of american infantrymen, engineers, and tank crews secured the ludendorff bridge that crossed the rhine. It is the story of a great risk boldly accepted, and of the surprising way in which a handful of men, acting with daring and initiative, altered the course of history. The epic is loosely based on ken hechlers book the bridge at remagen 1957. The bridge at remagen 1969 r 1h 55min action, drama, war 23 october 1969 sweden as the allied armies close in, the germans decide to blow up the last rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. The successful mission saved thousands of american lives a. Peace museum bridge at remagen 2020 all you need to. He even interviewed the main participants from both sides. John guillermins world war ii film the bridge at remagen comes to dvd with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.
The bridge at remagen is a 1969 deluxe color war film starring george segal, ben gazzara and robert vaughn in panavision. The amazing story of march 7, 1945, the day the rhine river was crossed. The first day, sunday we walk in the rain to the peace museum. This blowbyblow account tells the true story of the capture of the ludendorff bridge that crossed the rhinea successful mission that saved thousands of american lives and spearheaded the invasion of nazi germany. The bridge at remagen by ken hechler, july 26, 2005, presidio press edition, mass market paperback in english. The bridge at remagen wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The bridge at remagen is the detailed narrative of this surprising but crucial military action, one that stunned the german army. The amazing story of march 7, 1945the day the rhine river was crossed december 30, 1993, pictorial histories pub paperback in english rev sub edition.
The railroad, after crossing from the west, passed through a twelvehundredfoot tunnel in the erpeler ley, and continued along the east bank toward the ruhr. Buy the bridge at remagen by ken hechler online at alibris. By the time the bridge collapsed 10 days later, more than 25,000 allied troops had crossed the ludendorff bridge and three tactical bridges in the area above and below remagen. The film, which was directed by john guillermin, was shot on location in czechoslovakia. It is based on the nonfiction book the bridge at remagen. On march 7, 1945, a small group of american infantrymen, engineers, and tank crews secured the ludendorff bridge that crossed the rhine.
Seizure of famed remagen bridge during world war ii made. It was the story of what happened on march 7, 1945 the day. The bridge at remagen turned out to be the only bridge that was captured so it was unique. Books go search todays deals vouchers amazonbasics best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards customer service free delivery shopper toolkit sell. It was a stunning strategic victory of world war iiand one of the most fantastic breaks for the allies. The bridge at remagen united artists, 1969 is often overlooked in discussions about world war ii films. Originally built between 1916 and 1918, the bridge was constructed as a twotrack railway bridge, named after general. This is the omaha worldherald calling, the voice boomed, according to ken hechlers 1957 book, the bridge at remagen. The historical war drama was based on ken hechlers 1957 nonfiction book the bridge at remagen. It is also the moving story of men who did not consider themselves heroes, but who performed magnificently under fire. The bridge at remagen saint clair county library overdrive. The bridge at remagen battle of remagen wwii battle. Ben gazzara and george segal in the bridge at remagen 1969.
An ordinary army combat engineer of world war ii became a legend in the sporting world. The bridge at remagen 9780345030344 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Author ken hechler went on to serve under president truman and to serve as a congressman from west virginia. World war ii 9780891418603 by hechler, ken and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. By then the remagen bridgehead was 8 miles km deep and 25 miles 40 km wide, including 11 kilometers 6. The bravery of the men who risked being blown up with the bridge was worthy of a movie. The amazing story of march 7, 1945 by writer and u. Few places can stir the memories as the bridge at remagen, germany, midway between coblenz and cologne. John guillermin the blue max directed a story based on the book the bridge at remagen. The bridge at remagen by john guillermin george segal. Ken hechler, in 1957, wrote the best selling book, the bridge at remagen. In early 1945, american forces pressed towards the west bank of the rhine river during operation lumberjack.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The successful mission saved thousands of american lives and spearheaded the invasion of nazi germany. The ludendorff bridge at remagen, shortly after it was captured by 9th armored division soldiers under the leadership of 2nd lt. The bridge at remagen r 1h 55min action, drama, war 23 october 1969 sweden as the allied armies close in, the germans decide to blow up the last rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. The bridge at remagen july 26, 2005 edition open library. Read download the bridge at remagen pdf pdf download. The bridge at remagen project gutenberg selfpublishing. The bridge at remagen is the detailed narrative of this surprising but crucial military action, one that. This is a short video and slide show of the bridge at remagen today. The amazing story of march 7, 1945the day the rhine river was crossed thee best book on the subject written by a man who was there to record it all. The american war film the bridge at remagen 1969 earned acclaim for its gripping battle sequences and fine cast.