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  1. A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far, a non-fiction book by Cornelius Ryan published in 1974, tells the story of Operation Market Garden, a failed Allied attempt to break through German lines at Arnhem across the river Rhine in the occupied Netherlands during World War II in September 1944. The title of the book comes from a comment made by British Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning, deputy commander of the First Allied Airborne Army, who told Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery before the operation, "I think we may be going a bridge too far." Prior to Ryan's book, Market Garden had been a classic example of victors writing the history. Popular histories of World War II of the time usually tended to not mention the battle at all, mentioned it in passing or put Montgomery's spin on it as being a "partial success". A Bridge Too Far was responsible for bringing to the general public's attention the full extent of this massive operation, including a catalogue of errors and miscalculations, whilst highlighting the extreme bravery of the participants. The book was also made into a 1977 film titled A Bridge Too Far, with an ensemble cast including Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, and Robert Redford.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of a bridge too far in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of a bridge too far in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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  1. Lindsey Graham:

    So the bottom line is, while a NATO no-fly zone seems to be a bridge too far for me and the administration, there is bipartisan support for sending a package that includes fighter jets and air defense systems to the Ukraine immediately, so that we can have a Ukrainian no-fly zone manned by Ukrainian pilots and manned by missile systems in the hands of the Ukrainian military.

  2. Sheila Bair:

    Caps were a bridge too far for companies.

  3. Kate Masur:

    Some of Louisiana Radical Republicans would have thought African Americans deserve to be free, but voting ? That seems like a bridge too far.

  4. Tim Scott:

    I don't think we're going to resolve that, that is a bridge too far for me.

  5. Vincent Rigby:

    It might be a bridge too far for them to go into Haiti. So that’s why I think you’re seeing a little bit of reluctance on the part of the Canadian government to engage on Haiti as much as I think they’d like to help.


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