i knew more about men after arnhem. >> the guns died out in arnhem.the final bridge. now no choice remained, direct assault would be the only way to carve our corridors to the right. first, a port was needed for supplies. antwerp we had. the darks were still all the ports lay dead. a useless city severed from the sea. it would stay dead until we cut away. so the battle formed to free the estuary for our ships. >> i covered that battle for the associated press. i only wish i could have written the story with the greatness of the men who fought it. it was vicious and fierce fighting all the way. canadians and poles with the river, norwegians charging in blood and water into the guns at west shap he will. it was the kind of fighting that makes legends. the mine sweepings afterwards, it was the greatest operation of its kind in history. the cost of that ship into harbor was the lives of thousands of our bravest men. i reported it as well as i could. but their memory deserves more than words. >> i was on the first convoy. i saw more empty supply dumps than

. >> the guns died out in arnhem, and they knew the greatest gallantry wasn't not enough to cross theuld be the only way to carve our corridor into the rigreich. thundering german guns controlled the 30 miles from walcheren to antwerp. it was a useless city on the sea. it would stay dead and so we cut away. >> i covered that battle for the associated press. i only wish i could have written the story with the greatness of the men who fought it. vicious and fearsome fighting all the way. the canadians and the polles the norwegians charging deep in blood and water. it was the kind of fighting that makes legends. was the greatest operation of its kind in history. it was the lives of thousands of our bravest men. i reported it as well as i could. their memory deserves more than words. >> i was on the first call to antwerp. i always wanted to know where stuff was. i made lots of trips. i don't know how many. driving all day, all night. things like, milkman, keep those bottles quiet. >> my job was to see if they had a new toothbrush, a cut, maybe a book to read the came from the east bank to