Voices of the Bulge : untold stories from veterans of the Battle of the Bulge / Michael Collins and Martin King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Michael, 1984-

Contributor:

King, Martin, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.

Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945--Personal narratives, American.

Veterans--United States--Biography.

Veterans.

Veterans--Germany--Biography.

United States. Army--Biography.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minn. : Zenith Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The powerful German counteroffensive operation code-named "Wacht am Rhein" (Watch on the Rhine) launched in the early morning hours of December 16, 1944, would result in the greatest single extended land battle of World War II. To most Americans, the fierce series of battles fought from December 1944 through January 1945 is better known as the "Battle of the Bulge." Almost one million soldiers would eventually take part in the fighting. Different from other histories of the Bulge, this book tells the story of this crucial campaign with first-person stories taken from the authors' interviews of the American soldiers, both officers and enlisted personnel, who faced the massive German onslaught that threatened to turn the tide of battle in Western Europe and successfully repelled the attack with their courage and blood. Also included are stories from German veterans of the battles, including SS soldiers, who were interviewed by the authors.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Maps""; ""Prologue""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 The Center of a Storm: 16 December 1944""; ""2 The Offensive and the Atrocities: 17 December 1944""; ""3 We�re On the Move: 18 December 1944""; ""4 A Rock and a Hard Place: 19 December 1944""; ""5 Fighting Back: 20 December 1944""; ""6 Digging In and Holding On: 21 December 1944""; ""7 Our Worst Enemy: 22 December 1944""; ""8 Siege, Relief, and Strife: 23 December 1944""; ""9 Christmas Eve on the Bulge: 24 December 1944""

""10 Christmas Day on the Bulge: 25 December 1944""""11 Breakthrough: 26 December 1944""; ""12 It Isn�t Over Yet: 27 December 1944""; ""13 The End Game: 28 December 1944�End of January 1945""; ""Postscript""; ""Sources""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 15, 2013).

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781610602686

1610602684