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Ardennes 1944 : Hitler's last gamble / Antony Beevor.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780670025312 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: xxii, 451 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: London : Viking, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Maps on lining papers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945. |
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- Baker & Taylor
The #1 internationally best-selling author of D-Day reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in riveting detail to discuss the surprise counteroffensive by German forces, the numerous casualties on both sides and the strategies that enabled an Allied victory. 17 maps. - Baker & Taylor
Reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in detail to discuss the surprise counteroffensive by German forces, the numerous casualties on both sides, and the strategies that enabled an Allied victory. - Not Applicable
The #1 internationally best-selling author of D-Day reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in riveting detail to discuss the surprise counteroffensive by German forces, the numerous casualties on both sides and the strategies that enabled an Allied victory. 17 maps. Illustrations. Tour. - Penguin Putnam
The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of D-Day, Stalingrad, and The Battle of Arnhem reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in this riveting new account
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On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his âlast gambleâ in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes in Belgium, believing he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp and forcing the Canadians and the British out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east. Many were exultant at the prospect of striking back.
The allies, taken by surprise, found themselves fighting two panzer armies. Belgian civilians abandoned their homes, justifiably afraid of German revenge. Panic spread even to Paris. While some American soldiers, overwhelmed by the German onslaught, fled or surrendered, others held on heroically, creating breakwaters which slowed the German advance.
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The harsh winter conditions and the savagery of the battle became comparable to the Eastern Front. In fact the Ardennes became the Western Frontâs counterpart to Stalingrad. There was terrible ferocity on both sides, driven by desperation and revenge, in which the normal rules of combat were breached. The Ardennesâinvolving more than a million menâwould prove to be the battle which finally broke the back of the Wehrmacht.
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In this deeply researched work, with striking insights into the major players on both sides, Antony Beevor gives us the definitive account of the Ardennes offensive which was to become the greatest battle of World War II.
