Lonsdale Force, defending Oosterbeek | Operation Market Garden 1944 

Having watched both Baskeyfield VC and Theirs is the Glory yesterday (Baskeyfield VC is a real gem and I was finally spurred on to watch Theirs is the Glory by the podcast), this was great to see pop up, and adds to the wider framework and history of Londsdale force, its disposition, and what they were experiencing during the battle. I can only hope we might see their actions put to screen one day. Even something like the Baskeyfield VC, and the others earned by the men in the force, being put to screen again in a new project, a tribute both to him, and Mr. Townley's effort with his film.

Always been fascinated by Lonsdale Force, classic improvisation and a story of real grit in the face of huge odds.

Nice vid with good use of the original footage. One small point is that Frost was a Lieutenant Colonel at Arnhem.

cracking video - particularly like the map of the pocket

Excellent video - really liked the use of modern reenactment footage too, nice idea!

Enjoyed the video. Minor comment: Lonsdale swam across the Rhine, not the Lek

I will say, Lonsdale is much more important, those remnants of the 4 battalions didn’t just “pull back”. They were routed and broken formations without command, control and cohesion. It nearly caused a panic. If Thompson haven’t have stopped the fleeing troops at his gun line and Lonsdale haven’t have injected his leadership traits, the whole perimeter could have collapsed.