This text examines preparations for the offensive, the progress of the operation and assessments of the Wehrmacht's performance from leading figures in German high command, including a transcription of Hitler's key speech on December 12th, 1944.
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Born in 1953, Danny S. Parker developed a keen interest in the history of the WWII at an early age. In 1991, he authored "Battle of the Bulge," an detailed campaign overview, followed in 1994 by "To Win the Winter Sky," a history of the last months of the air war. Over the last 17 years, he has researched an in-depth biography of Jochen Peiper, an infamous German personality in that conflict. This included over 200 interviews in the U.S. and Germany as well as many hours at the U.S. National Archives and the Bundesarchiv in Freiburg. Unique information developed on the Malmedy massacre saw the publication of "Fatal Crossroads" in 2011. A first book on Peiper, "A Deadly Past," will be released in 2012-2013. The author is particularly interested in preserving the rich history of the Second World War and through it conveying insight into the human condition. His other interests span the gamut: low energy home design, invention and machines, Zen practice and good coffee.
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"German assessments of the Ardennes offensive never before published; sccounts by senior officers in the German high command; the German perspective on this famous campaign."
"As the allied armies swept towards the Reich in late 1944, the German High Command embarked on an ambitious plant to gain the initative on the western front.... ...an offensive aimed at destroying as many American and British divisions as possible in a massive surprise attack." This book "consists of primary source material, including translations of German documentation and debriefs of German generals...."
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In early August 1944, while bedridden, Adolf Hitler confided in his most trusted assistant, Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, that it might be possible to strike a sudden blow against the Allies to reverse the tide of the war in the West. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sixth Pz Army, Fifth Pz Army, Seventh Army, Supreme Command, Genfldm Model, West Wall, Fifteenth Army, Adolf Hitler, Volks Gren Div, Genobst Jodl, Wehrmacht Operations Staff, Genfldm von Rundstedt, Inf Corps, First Army, Sixth Panzer Army, Fifth Panzer Army, National Archives, Albert Canal, Genfldm Keitel, Hohes Venn, Nineteenth Army, East Prussia, Inf Div, Zone of the Interior, German High Command New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
In early August 1944, while bedridden, Adolf Hitler confided in his most trusted assistant, Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, that it might be possible to strike a sudden blow against the Allies to reverse the tide of the war in the West. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sixth Pz Army, Fifth Pz Army, Seventh Army, Supreme Command, Genfldm Model, West Wall, Fifteenth Army, Adolf Hitler, Volks Gren Div, Genobst Jodl, Wehrmacht Operations Staff, Genfldm von Rundstedt, Inf Corps, First Army, Sixth Panzer Army, Fifth Panzer Army, National Archives, Albert Canal, Genfldm Keitel, Hohes Venn, Nineteenth Army, East Prussia, Inf Div, Zone of the Interior, German High Command New!
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- Defeat in the West (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Milton Shulman on page 181, page 212, and page 217
- A History of the Peninsular War, Volume VII: August 1813 to April 14, 1814: St Sebastian's Capture, Wellington's Invasion of France, Battles of Nive, Orthez, Toulouse by Sir Charles Oman in Front Matter
- On The Napoleonic Wars (Greenhill Military Paperbacks) by David G. Chandler in Front Matter
- Benito Mussolini (World War II Leaders) by Bob Italia on page 59
- German Generals Talk by Basil H. Liddell Hart on page 157
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