1. Introduction - June to September 1944 - The events leading up to Operation Market Garden.

2. Recipe for Disaster - The catalogue of unfortunate incidents and oversights which doomed Market Garden to failure before it had begun, including Allied over-optimism and the failure to identify a large German presence in the area.

3. Recipe for Disaster - Continued. The distant placement of drop zones from the Bridge and the 1st Airborne Division's prolonged period of inaction.

4. The Plan - The 1st Airborne Division's plan for Arnhem.

5. The First Lift (Sunday 17th September) - The initial bombing raids. The airborne armada takes off and the first troops land in Holland.

6. German Reactions (Sunday 17th September) - Organisation of German resistance. Failure of the British radios.

7. The 1st Parachute Brigade (Sunday 17th September) - The initial progress of the Brigade towards the Bridge by the 1st and 3rd Battalion's.

8. The 2nd Battalion (Sunday 17th September) - The Battalion's advance on Arnhem.

9. Arnhem Bridge (Monday 18th September) - The 2nd Battalion's defence of the Bridge.

10. The Second Lift (Monday 18th September) - The arrival of the 4th Para Brigade and the remainder of the Division.

11. The 4th Parachute Brigade (Monday 18th September) - The actions of the Brigade until nightfall on Monday.

12. The 1st Parachute Brigade (Monday 18th September) - The progress made by the 1st and 3rd Battalion's throughout the day.

13. The 1st Parachute Brigade (Tuesday 19th September) - The final attempt to break through to the Bridge.

14. The 4th Parachute Brigade (Tuesday 19th September) - The attacks on the Dreijenseweg and the Pumping Station.

15. The Third Lift (Tuesday 19th September) - The arrival of the Polish Brigade's gliders.

16. The 4th Parachute Brigade's Retreat (Tuesday 19th September) - The moves to transfer the Brigade's men and guns south of the railway line.

17. Formation of the Oosterbeek Perimeter (Wednesday 20th September) - The Lonsdale Force struggles to hold Oosterbeek while the 4th Parachute Brigade's retreats into the Perimeter.

18. Arnhem Bridge (Tuesday 19th September) - The continued defence of the Bridge.

19. Arnhem Bridge (Wednesday 20th September) - Resistance begins to fail.

20. XXX Corps (Sunday 17th - Wednesday 20th September) - The progress of British ground forces and the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions since the beginning of the Operation.

21. The Oosterbeek Perimeter (Wednesday 20th September) - The changed plan and the organisation of the Perimeter.

22. The Oosterbeek Perimeter (Thursday 21st September) - The day's attacks against the pocket.

23. The Polish Brigade (Thursday 21st September) - Polish paratroopers arrive in Driel.

24. The Oosterbeek Perimeter (Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th September) - The continued defence of the Perimeter.

25. XXX Corps (Thursday 21st - Sunday 24th September) - Attempts by the Polish Brigade and XXX Corps to reinforce the 1st Airborne Division.

26. The Oosterbeek Perimeter (Monday 25th September) - The order to withdraw and the attacks on the Lonsdale Force and the 1st Airlanding Light Regiment.

27. Evacuation (Monday 25th September) - The 1st Airborne withdraws across the Rhine.

28. Aftermath - The achievements, or otherwise, of Market Garden. The 1st Airborne Division returns to England. The fate of the citizens of Arnhem.

29. Reasons for the Failure - The over-optimistic belief that the Germans were beaten, and the poor air plan.

30. Reasons for the Failure - XXX Corps lack-lustre approach, ill-judged priorities for the 82nd Airborne, 1st British Airborne Corps HQ and the communications failure. 

31. Reasons for the Failure - Incorrect intelligence, mistrust of the Dutch Resistance, errors of command, misfortune, and difficulties in reinforcing the Division.

32. Conclusions - A summary of Market Garden and the effects of Germany's victory beyond the war.