The Ghost Front
Subtitle: The Ardennes Before the Battle of the Bulge
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Da Capo
Published: April 16, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780306811487
Subjects: American history: Second World War; European history: Second World War; War & defence operations; Second World War, 1939-1945; Military History - World War II; History; History - Military / War; Military; Europe; The Americas; Military - World War II; History / Military / World War II; World War, 1939-1945; Military history; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
First sentence: At the end of August 1944, it was decided by the survivors of the SS divisions in France that they would attempt to break out from the trap.
Description: Describes how the Germans prepared for the Battle of the Bulge by amassing thousands of troops in the Ardennes Forest, an area the Americans viewed as a safe place to send inexperienced troops, and discusses how the Germans gathered information from the US troops there to help them plan their course of action.