On September 17, 1944, over 8,000 British and Canadian paratroopers dropped into the Netherlands, launching one of WWII’s most daring airborne invasions.
Among them was twenty-two-year-old Canadian paratrooper Captain Leo Heaps. Driven by courage and a fierce sense of duty, Heaps volunteered for the British Army, surviving D-Day, severe injury, and a grueling recovery. His journey reached new heights when he joined the Battle of Arnhem, a mission where survival seemed impossible.
After his capture by German forces, Heaps’ harrowing escape was just the start. He soon returned to Holland, where he joined the Dutch resistance, rescuing hundreds of Allied soldiers and earning the Royal Military Cross for gallantry.
Escape from Arnhem captures Heaps’ raw, firsthand account of the courage, loss, and resilience forged in the crucible of war.
