Table of Contents

Preface     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
The British 6th and U.S. 17th Airborne Divisions     1
Planning for Varsity     13
Training     23
Final Preparations     41
Takeoff     53
The 6th Airborne Lands     77
Securing the British Sector     135
The 17th Airborne Lands     213
Securing the American Sector     243
The Second Day     273
Epilogue     287
Resupply     291
Orders of Battle     295
Divisional Orders     297
Aircraft Specifications     299
Air Movement Tables     303
Bibliography     311
Index     315