Author: Thomas Henry Passmore
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Category : Ardennes
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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In Further Ardenne
Author: Thomas Henry Passmore
Publisher:
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Category : Ardennes
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ardennes
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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The Outlook
Author: Lyman Abbott
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
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Outlook
Author: Alfred Emanuel Smith
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Languages : en
Pages : 1184
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Languages : en
Pages : 1184
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Ardennes 1944
Author: Antony Beevor
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143109863
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
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 On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his ‘last gamble’ 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. The harsh winter conditions and the savagery of the battle became comparable to the Eastern Front. In fact the Ardennes became the Western Front’s 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 Ardennes—involving more than a million men—would prove to be the battle which finally broke the back of the Wehrmacht. 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.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143109863
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
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 On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his ‘last gamble’ 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. The harsh winter conditions and the savagery of the battle became comparable to the Eastern Front. In fact the Ardennes became the Western Front’s 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 Ardennes—involving more than a million men—would prove to be the battle which finally broke the back of the Wehrmacht. 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.
The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge
Author: Hugh M. Cole
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 752
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The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1642
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1642
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Cumulated Index to the Books
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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A world list of books in the English language.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
The Athenaeum
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 830
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 830
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Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 920
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 920
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The Nation
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Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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