Snow & steel, the Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45, Peter Caddick-Adams
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Snow & steel, the Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45, Peter Caddick-Adams
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [791]-838) and index
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non fiction
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Snow & steel
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bibliography
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880960162
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Peter Caddick-Adams
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the Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45
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"Between December 16, 1944 and January 15, 1945, American forces found themselves entrenched in the heavily forested Ardennes region of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg defending against an advancing German army amid freezing temperatures, deep snow, and dense fog. Operation Herbstnebel--Autumn Mist--was a massive German counter-offensive that stunned the Allies in its scope and intensity. In the end, the 40-day long Battle of the Bulge, as it has come to be called, was the bloodiest battle fought by U.S. forces in World War II, and indeed the largest land battle in American history. In Snow and Steel, Peter Caddick-Adams draws on interviews with over 100 participants of the campaign, as well as archival material from both German and US sources, to offer an engagingly written and thorough reassessment of the historic battle. Exploring the failings of intelligence that were rife on both sides, the effects of weather, and the influence of terrain on the battle's outcome, Caddick-Adams deftly details the differences in weaponry and doctrine between the US and German forces, while offering new insights into the origins of the battle." -- from amazon.com
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