arnhem44mad
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It can't be!
Andy wouldn't crush a young laad's dreams
Would he?







Yes mate, not sure why i left them till last thoughDoes anyone have a full set of AN?
Sorry mate i may have got our wires crossed,i have a full set of the current Arnhem range,not the first series,is that what you meant?.
Rob
In the film a bridge too far ,frost used a hunting horn not a bugle and I am sure frost did not use a hunting horn to rally his troops in real life,just a piece of hollywood drama to make frost and the british officer in general look silly,a theme that ran throughout the film,with the American officers being advised to always say Please,to get co operation from the british.
Great Thread by the way, I love the Arnhem Series. You are lucky when you
can complete an entire series! Normally there are so many releases it is
difficult. I have one complete series Vietnam, and I am closing in on the
Original Arnhem Series including one of Andy's Diorama's done by him for the
Chicago show and the release of the series.
They are appearing less and less often on Ebay, and usually go between
$300 to $500 per set depending on set, and certificate. Keep your eyes
peeled as adding a set or two to you current series is great fun!
Also remember before long many of todays releases will be long retired, so
you might want to pick up a spare or two to trade in the future.
Here are a couple of shots of the Arnhem SS Headquarters.
Is it not possible that Ryan's account is based on interviews with a witness of the event and that Frost, attaching no importance to the event, just never mentioned it? At any rate, if it didn't happen, it should have. A great scene. -- lancerthanks for your contribution andy regarding frosts hunting horn,but i would think if frost used the hunting horn he would have mentioned the fact in his memoirs unless he gave little importance to this trivial moment on the DZ,he doesnt even mention the use of the horn in training.I suspect it was Ryan attempting to show a degree of pomposity in the behaviour of certain british officers during the battle.I will continue to believe John Frost than Cornelius Ryan.On the point that frost was a military advisor on the film that doesnt make the scene any more real as the film was based on the book which does mention the horn.I guess only Frosty will know if he used the horn at Arnhem,it would certainly make a great K&C figure ,hopefully we will see it one day.