THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE

THE AMERICAN ARMY'S BIGGEST AND BLOODIEST BATTLE [VOLUME: ONE]

By: TIMOTHY J THOMPSON M.A.

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

It was 5:30 AM, Saturday, December 16th, 1944. Everything was calm and bitter cold all up and down an 85 mile long front of the Ardennes Forest in southern Belgium. Suddenly, without warning, came the tremendous roar of nearly 2000 German guns. The ground shook ceaselessly for nearly an hour as every caliber of shell the Third Reich possessed was hurled relentlessly at the American lines. This earth shattering blow was the opening salvo in what would become the longest, costliest, and bloodiest battle in the history of the United States' Army. It would forever be known as, The Battle Of The Bulge. In volume one of this phenomenal book, brilliant author Timothy J. Thompson describes in detail the intensive German military buildup in the weeks preceding the massive assault. He then examines every aspect of day one of the German counter offensive that was one of Adolf Hitler's greatest military gambles; and his last roll of the dice. Mr. Thompson goes out of his way to describe leaders, weapons, vehicles, and strategies that played a prominent role in this brutal military campaign. He also provides the reader with several maps and nearly 40 photographs depicting the battle in the most vivid way possible. Additionally, there is also a full; comprehensive index making it very easy to find out the location of the most intricate information at the drop of a hat. If you, the reader, want to know how it happened and why it happened, this is the perfect book for you. World War Two buffs will place it amongst their most prized collections.