A Risk Too Far: The Psychology Behind Operation Market Garden

In this episode, Dr Gary Buck, author of A Risk Too Far: A Psychological Autopsy of the Planning for Arnhem, joins Dr Huw Dylan to explore the human factors behind one of WWII’s most daring operations. Drawing on his expertise in operational psychology, Dr Buck reveals how stress, ambition and personality shaped the decisions of commanders like Montgomery, Browning and Urquhart during Operation Market Garden. Through this psychological lens, the episode uncovers how bias, rivalry and pressure influenced Allied command—and how the mind can be as decisive a battlefield as any fought on land or air.

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A Risk Too Far: The Psychology Behind Operation Market Garden is an episode from War Studies by War Studies.

This episode is 01:10:40 long.

This episode was published on Oct 20, 2025.

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