Ardennes 1944 : the Battle of the Bulge
2016
Book
"On December, 16, 1944, Hitler launched his last gamble in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes. He believed he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp, then force the Canadians and the British out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east. Many were exultant at the prospect of striking back. The Ardennes offensive, with more than a million men involved, became the greatest battle of the war in western Europe."--Jacket.
Item Details
ISBN: 9780143109860
Description: xxii, 451 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Other Title: Battle of the Bulge
Notes:
- "Originally published in Great Britain by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK, 2015. First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2015." -- Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
- Victory fever
- Antwerp and the German frontier
- The battle for Aachen
- Into the winter of war
- The Hürtgen forest
- The Germans prepare
- Intelligence failure
- Saturday 16 December
- Sunday 17 December
- Monday 18 December
- Skorzeny and Heydte
- Tuesday 19 December
- Wednesday 20 December
- Thursday 21 December
- Friday 22 December
- Saturday 23 December
- Sunday 24 December
- Christmas Day
- Tuesday 26 December
- Preparing the Allied counter-offensive
- The double surprise
- Counter-attack
- Flattening the Bulge
- Conclusions.
Control Number: 3040039
Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2016.