Colonel Julian Aaron Cook was an officer of the United States Army who gained fame during World War II for his crossing of the Waal river during Operation Market Garden in September 1944.
Cook as a West Point cadet in 1940
Cook (second from left) salutes after receiving the Distinguished Service Cross for his 20 September actions in Nijmegen c. January 1945. Reuben Tucker, his regimental commander, stands at the far left.
XXX Corps was a corps of the British Army during the Second World War. The corps was formed in the Western Desert in September 1941. It provided extensive service in the North African Campaign and man
XXX Corps formation badge; a rampant boar
Vehicles of the Guards Armoured Division of XXX Corps passing through Grave having linked up with the US 82nd Airborne Division.
Lieutenant-General Horrocks addresses XXX Corps staff at Rees on the banks of the Rhine, 26 May 1945.