Battle of the Bulge The First 24 Hours

Book Code:  AW0689

Battle of the Bulge The First 24 Hours

 

On 16 December 1944 Hitler launched his last offensive in the West. The drive to push the Allies back out of Belgium and seize the port of Antwerp was a desperate gamble but one which almost paid off. Only through hard fighting and tenacity was the German offensive first held. 600,000 Germans launched the attack through winter snow, against Allied forces largely unaware of the storm about to break. With the aid of specially commissioned maps and detailed plans, this book provides an hour-by hour, move-by-move account of this decisive confrontation.

 

David Jordan

Hardcover 192pp, c150 colour & b/w photos, maps