Hitler's last gamble
Subtitle: the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944-January 1945
By: Trevor N. Dupuy, David L. Bongard, and Richard C. Anderson.
Contributors: Bongard, David L.; Anderson, Richard C., 1955-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 565
ISBN-13: 9780060166274
Subjects: Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
Description: The dramatic story of the last great battle of World War II, in Europe, that sealed Germany's defeat.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [543]-549) and index.
Table of contents: title: Glossary; title: Before the storm; title: German dispositions and plans; title: Allied plans and deployments; title: "The Ardennes Offensive ... could have been foreseen"; title: Ordeal in the Krinkelter Wald; title: Disaster in the Schness Eifel; title: Fighting for time on the "Skyline Drive"; title: The Battle of the Sauer River; title: Command decisions; title: The Battle of St. Vith; title: Holding the northern shoulder; title: The defense of Bastogne; title: The southern shoulder bounces back; title: The seige and relief of Bastogne; title: Christmas high-water mark : the Battles of Celles and Verdenne; title: Faceoff : XVIII Airborne Corps vs. II SS Panzer Corps; title: Allied and German strategic and organizational decisions; title: The continuing battle for Bastogne; title: Counteroffensive in the North; title: "Old Blood and Guts" supresses doubts; title: Return to St. Vith; title: Epilogue.; title: Could the German counteroffensive have succeeded?; title: "Big solution" vs. "Small solution"; title: Did the German offensive change the war outcome?; title: Should the Americans have anticipated the German counteroffensive?; title: How important were the redeployment orders issued by General Bradley late on 16 December?; title: Who should receive credit for those redeployments: Bradley or Eisenhower?; title: Should Eisenhower have placed the Northern Front under Field Marshal Montgomery?; title: Did Montgomery make a positive or negative contribution to the final Allied victory?; title: Allied counteroffensive : attack at waist or at shoulders?; title: What is the truth about the Malmedy Massacre?; title: Why did the Germans miss early opportunities on the north flank of the Bulge?; title: Was Lt. Col. Peiper a war criminal or a bold and honorable leader?; title: What was the role of airpower?; title: What was the role of artillery?; title: How did American generalship compare with German generalship?; title: How did the German soldier compare with the American soldier?; title: Appendixes.; title: Background on the Battle of the Bulge; title: The Allied forces in the Ardennes; title: The German Army in December 1944; title: Orders of battle; title: Personnel statistics; title: Materiel strengths in the Ardennes; title: Malmedy : massacre and trial; title: German combat performance