War Stories of the Battle of the Bulge
| Format: Hardcover, 320 Pages Item: 147232 ISBN: 9780760336670 SpecsIllustrations: 42 b/w photos, 2 maps Size: 6 x 9 x 1.1875 Weight: 1.375 lb. Edition: First Published: May 1st 2010 DC: AP List Price: $28.00 $21.00All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
The powerful German counteroffensive operation codenamed "Wacht am Rhein" (Watch on the Rhine) launched against the American First Army in the early morning hours of December 16, 1944, would result in the greatest single extended land battle of World War II. To most Americans, the fierce series of battles fought in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium and Luxembourg that winter is better known as the Battle of the Bulge. Here are the first-person stories of the American soldiers who repelled the powerful German onslaught that had threatened to turn the tide of battle in Western Europe during World War II. |
Michael Green is a freelance writer, researcher, and photographer who specializes in military, transportation, and law enforcement subjects, with more than eighty books to his credit. In addition, he has written numerous articles for a variety of national and international military-related magazines. James D. Brown served twenty years in the U.S. Army as an armor officer, with a secondary specialty in research and development. His active-duty service included a four-year tour as an assistant professor of engineering at the United States Military Academy, where he taught combat vehicle design and automotive engineering. |
Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Chapter One: The Germans Attack Chapter Two: The Americans React Chapter Three: Christmas in the Ardennes Chapter Four: Closing the Bulge Index |