The epic battle for the bridge at Arnhem, as depicted in the blockbuster 'A Bridge Too Far', saw the Allies aim to end the war by Christmas 1944, but failed as a huge airborne assault force failed to take the last bridge across the Rhine. In an extract from his latest book 'A Bloody Week', Dan Harvey tells the story of one of the hundreds of brave men from Ireland who gave their all to the Allied campaign

Sixty nine men left Blackpool, in Cork City, to fight in World War 1 and never returned. Local historian Mark Cronin’s book, Blackpool to the Front, tells their story, which is echoed in towns across Ireland.