Hitler's Winter
The German Battle of the Bulge
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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, Amblève, Ourthe and Meuse rivers, and the desperate battle became a race against time and the elements, which the Germans would eventually lose. But Hitler's dramatic counterattack did succeed in catching the Allies off guard in what became the largest and bloodiest battle fought by US forces during the war.
In this book, Anthony Tucker-Jones tells the story of the battle from the German point of view, from the experiences of the infantrymen and panzer crewmen fighting on the ground in the Ardennes to the operational decisions of senior commanders such as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Josef 'Sepp' Dietrich and General Hasso von Manteuffel that did so much to decide the fate of the offensive.
Drawing on new research, Hitler's Winter provides a fresh perspective on one of the most famous battles of World War II.
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June 9, 2022 -
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- ISBN: 9781472847386
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- ISBN: 9781472847386
- File size: 6947 KB
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- English
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May 1, 2022
By the end of 1944 the Allies stood poised to enter Germany. Hitler conceived a last-ditch effort to change the course of the war in the West by striking at the weakly defended American positions in the Ardennes forest and recapture the vital port of Antwerp. Military historian and journalist Tucker-Jones (Churchill, Master and Commander) masterfully explores the German side of the Battle of the Bulge. To ensure the success of Hitler's last major offensive in the West the German armed forces bulked up their fighting strength by pulling units from the Eastern front, conscripting young boys and old men into hastily constituted units, and diverting supplies and reinforcements to units earmarked for the attack. Despite these efforts German forces began woefully short of men, materiel, and fuel which hampered operations and plagued German efforts. Stiff American resistance prevented the Germans from achieving their goals such as crossing the Meuse or securing the crossroads at Bastogne. Based on a wide range of secondary sources the problems faced by German forces are laid bare. VERDICT This highly readable account of the Battle of the Bulge will appeal to those interested in World War II and military history.--Chad E. Statler
Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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