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Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xxii, 451 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xv, 201 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
11 Days in December tells the dramatic story of one of the grimmest points of World War II and its Christmas Eve turn toward victory. In December 1944, the Allied forces thought their campaign for securing Europe was in its final stages. But Germany had one last great surprise attack still planned, leading to some of the most intense fighting in World War II: the Battle of the Bulge. After ten days of horrific weather conditions and warfare, General...
Author
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2007, c2005
Physical Desc
335 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The post-Normandy battles that the Allies fought as they struggled for seven months to advance from the Seine to the Rhine were complex and controversial. Even after sixty years, the questions remain of who was responsible for the failure at Nijmegen, the destruction of the British First Airborne Division at Arnhem, and the failure of Operation Market Garden. Could the war in Europe have been won in 1944 with better strategies? Historian Robin Neillands...
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his last gamble in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes in Belgium, believing he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp and forcing 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...
17) Battleground
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Full Screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows a group of soldiers through the Battle of the Bulge.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
After the success of the Normandy invasion, the Allied commanders are buoyantly confident that the war in Europe will be over in a matter of weeks, that Hitler and his battered army have no other option than surrender. But despite the advice of his best military minds, Hitler will hear no talk of defeat. In mid-December 1944, the Germans launch a desperate and ruthless counteroffensive in the Ardennes forest. As American commanders respond to the...
Author
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive in the West. Launched in the depths of winter to neutralize the overwhelming Allied air superiority, three German armies attacked through the Ardennes, the weakest part of the American lines, with the aim of splitting the Allied armies and seizing the vital port of Antwerp within a week. It was a tall order, as the Panzers had to get across the Our, Ambl̈ve, Ourthe and Meuse rivers, and...
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