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The plan is to reach Eindhoven
in two to three hours...
:30:08
and Arnhem in two to three days.
:30:12
That, gentlemen,
is the prize:
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the bridge over the Rhine...
:30:17
the last bridge
between us and Germany.
:30:20
Kickoff will be at 1435 hours
tomorrow afternoon.
:30:24
The lrish Guards, under the command of
Colonel Vandeleur, will take the lead.
:30:28
- Christ, not us again.
- What do you say to that, Joe?
:30:31
Delighted, sir.
Truly delighted.
:30:35
I've selected you to lead us...
:30:36
not only because of your
extraordinary fighting ability...
:30:40
but also because...
:30:42
in the unlikely event
that the Germans ever get you...
:30:45
they will assume from your attire that
they've captured a wretched peasant...
:30:48
and immediately
send you on your way.
:30:54
Now, maintaining
the speed of our advance...
:30:57
will no doubt be tough going,
as it's a single highway.
:31:02
But no matter what...
:31:03
we must reach those
1st Airborne boys in 48 hours.
:31:08
Now, gentlemen...
:31:10
I'm not saying that this
will be the easiest party...
:31:13
that we've ever attended...
:31:15
but I still wouldn't
miss it for the world.
:31:19
I like to think of this...
:31:21
as one of those
American Western films.
:31:24
The paratroops,
lacking substantial equipment...
:31:28
always short of food--
:31:30
These are the
besieged homesteaders.
:31:33
The Germans--
well, naturally they're the bad guys.
:31:36
And 30 Corps--
:31:38
We, my friends,
are the cavalry...
:31:42
on the way to the rescue.