The Ardennes Battlefields: December 1944-January 1945 by Simon Forty (English) H

Description: The Ardennes Battlefields by Simon Forty, Leo Marriott Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The latest in the WWII series by Simon Forty and Leo Marriott provides a unique, highly illustrated perspective on The Battle of the Bulge using maps, photography old and new, hardware, memorials, museums, and cemeteries to give an overview of this crucial campaign. Publisher Description Just after its seventieth anniversary, the Battle of the Bulge has lost none of its impact. The largest battle fought by US troops on the continent of Europe started in a surprise attack on December 16, 1944, by four German armies, spearheaded by the cream of the German Panzer forces. Under the cover of bad weather and heavy snow, Hitlers last roll of the dice was intended to retake Antwerp, split the Allies, divide their political leadership, and force peace in the West, thus allowing the German forces to concentrate on defeating the Red Army. Strategic pipedream or not, the attack was furious and drained the Eastern Front of reinforcements: 12 armored and 29 infantry divisions, some 2,000 tanks and assault guns-mainly PzKpfw IVs (800), Panthers (750) and Tigers (250 including some of the new King Tigers)- spearheaded the assault, which smashed into the American First and Ninth Armies. Near-complete surprise was achieved thanks to a combination of Allied overconfidence, preoccupation with offensive plans, and poor reconnaissance. The Germans attacked where least expected-the forested Ardennes-a weakly defended section of the Allied line, taking advantage of the weather conditions, which grounded the Allies overwhelmingly superior air forces. The Allied response was magnificent. Initial reverses brought out the best of Eisenhowers armies, which fought with determination and grit against the enemy and the elements. The harsh battles are best summed up by the defense of the northern shoulder around the Elsenborn Ridge, the battle for St. Vith, and in the south the siege of Bastogne, where the towns commander, Gen. McAuliffe, rejected German calls for surrender with the pithy reply: "Nuts." Within ten days the German attack had been nullified. Patton, at the time planning an attack further south, wheeled his Third Army round in a brilliant maneuver that relieved Bastogne and set up a counterattack which would drive the Germans back behind the Rhine. The Ardennes Battlefields includes details of what can be seen on the ground today-hardware, memorials, museums, and cemeteries-using a mixture of media to provide an overview of the campaign: maps old and new highlight what has survived and what hasnt; then and now photography allows fascinating comparisons with the images taken at the time; aerial photos give another angle to the story. The fifth book by Leo Marriott and Simon Forty provides a different perspective to this crucial battlefield. Author Biography Simon Forty has been working in publishing as commissioning editor and author for 35 years. He has co-authored with Leo Marriott a series of books on the Normandy Campaign, including The Normandy Battlefields: D-Day & the Bridgehead (2014) and Hitlers Atlantic Wall (2016). A keen cyclist he has toured the Normandy battlefields many times. Leo Marriott is a retired Air Traffic Controller who has had more than thirty books published on his specialist subjects: naval warfare and aviation. He is an experienced pilot and accomplished aerial photographer, and his work is featured in this book. Details ISBN 1612005349 ISBN-13 9781612005348 Title The Ardennes Battlefields Author Simon Forty, Leo Marriott Format Hardcover Year 2017 Pages 192 Publisher Casemate Books GE_Item_ID:137474930; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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