Complex sentence: Middlebrook, p336 To the north and west of Oosterbeek other units fell back in the face of strong German resistance and over the next few days a thumb shaped perimeter formed around the town, with the Rhine at its base.
Split into simpler sentences: Middlebrook, p336 To the north and west of Oosterbeek other units fell back in the face of strong German resistance. Over the next few days a thumb shaped perimeter formed around the town, with the Rhine at its base.