One of World War II's most famous battles recounted from the German point of view Covers Otto Skorzeny, Kampfgruppe Peiper, the siege of Bastogne, and more Includes the story of the hard-hit U.S. 106th Infantry Division and based on unpublished primary sources, including after-action reports and soldiers' memoirs
Before dawn on December 16, 1944, German forces rolled through the icy Ardennes in their last major offensive on the Western Front. Catching the Allies--predominantly Americans, in what they believed was a "quiet" sector--by surprise, the Germans made early gains, but Allied counterattacks combined with German fuel shortages and mounting casualties forced the German Army into a retreat from which it never recovered.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Tables and Figures; Preface; Setting the Stage; Planning and Preparations; The Offensive Begins; The Battle on the Northern Flank; The Destruction of KG Peiper; The Schnee Eifel; St Vith; The Siege of Bastogne; The High Water Mark; Clearing the Bulge; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index of Military Units.
