ardennes (france), battle of the, 1944-1945

A fictionalized account of the final months of World War II that recounts the experiences of the Allied soldiers and military leaders who faced the German army and the atrocities they left in their wake.

The author, a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, recalls the eleven-day battle of Bastogne during which the Screaming Eagles, in freezing weather and without adequate supplies or ammunition, held off the Nazi onslaught against the small Belgian crossroads town long enough for Patton's Third Army to redeploy from the south.

A collection of short stories that cover the largest battle the United States has ever fought. Each chapter is a stand alone work written by the individuals of "The Greatest Generation", what they did and what they had to endure to accomplish it.

Chronicles the experiences of the eighteen men serving in lieutenant Lyle Bouck's intelligence platoon in the Ardennes forest of Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944.

A comprehensive account of the Battle of the Bulge during the winter of 1944 that provides extensive details of the Ardennes campaign, the last major German offensive of the war.

Provides excepts from wartime diaries and postwar memoirs to describe the experiences and feelings of both German and Allied soldiers in December 1944 at the Battle of the Bulge.

Describes the events surrounding the Germans' last big offensive to divide and defeat the Allied army and turn the course of the war in late 1944. Uses maps and photographs to describe the battle as it unfolds.

Describes the experiences of the men assigned to infantry rifle platoons during World War II.

An illustrated account of the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes in 1944 that became a threat to the Allied forces.

Details the Germans' last big offensive to reverse the course of World War II at the end of 1944.