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Hitler's winter : the German Battle of the Bulge / Anthony Tucker-Jones ; foreword by Professor Peter Caddick-Adams.

Tucker-Jones, Anthony, (author.). Caddick-Adams, Peter, 1960- (writer of foreword.).

Summary:
"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"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781472847393
  • ISBN: 1472847393
  • Physical Description: 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2022.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes index and bibliographical references (pages 305-312).
Subject: Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Belgium.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Luxembourg.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Carroll Valley Library 940.5421 TUCKER-JONES (Text)
Endowment: VFW Post 15 Named Endowment, 2022
35740635850043 Nonfiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 940.542 (Text) 33062009609018 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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