ardennes, battle of the, 1944-1945

A comprehensive account of the Battle of the Bulge during the winter of 1944 that provides extensive details of the Ardennes campaign, the last major German offensive of the war.

It was truly a white Christmas in the Ardennes Forest in 1944, but that was cold comfort to the Allied soldiers trying to stop the Nazis from retaking Belgium in one of the most decisive battles of World War II. While a German loudspeaker taunted, "How would you like to die for Christmas?" the Allied forces dug in, despite freezing conditions. They needed a miracle.

Provides excepts from wartime diaries and postwar memoirs to describe the experiences and feelings of both German and Allied soldiers in December 1944 at the Battle of the Bulge.

Traces the accomplishments of the 4th Armored Division under General Patton in its sweep into Brittany and its victory at Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge.

Describes the events surrounding the Germans' last big offensive to divide and defeat the Allied army and turn the course of the war in late 1944. Uses maps and photographs to describe the battle as it unfolds.

Chronicles the experiences of the eighteen men serving in lieutenant Lyle Bouck's intelligence platoon in the Ardennes forest of Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944.

Describes the experiences of the men assigned to infantry rifle platoons during World War II.

An illustrated account of the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes in 1944 that became a threat to the Allied forces.

Details the Germans' last big offensive to reverse the course of World War II at the end of 1944.