▁the ▁film ' s ▁script , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁some ▁parts ▁were ▁kept ▁histor ically ▁accurate . ▁ ▁By ▁way ▁of ▁thank ing ▁him ▁after ▁receiving ▁some ▁advice , ▁Edward ▁Fox ▁referred ▁to ▁his ▁driver ▁as ▁W addy ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁movie , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁brief ▁came o ▁appearance ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁final ▁scenes . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁many ▁veter ans , ▁W addy ▁has ▁returned ▁to ▁Arn hem ▁frequently . ▁When ▁visit ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁a ▁dam aged ▁silver ▁cig aret te ▁case ▁bearing ▁his ▁surname . ▁When ▁he ▁had ▁it ▁clean ed ▁at ▁home ▁he ▁discovered ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁present ▁from ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁Colonel ▁H ilar o ▁Bar low , ▁another ▁ 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁officer ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁W addy ▁led ▁tal ks ▁for ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Staff ▁College ▁on ▁their ▁battle field ▁t ours ▁at ▁Arn hem , ▁a ▁role ▁he ▁has ▁repr ised ▁since ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Academy ▁restart ed ▁the ▁t ours ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁( A ▁Tour ▁of ▁the ▁Arn hem ▁Battle fields ) ▁and ▁is ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁an ▁authority ▁on ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ 1 st