Patton at the Battle of the Bulge
Subtitle: how the general's tanks turned the tide at Bastogne
By: Leo Barron
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780451467874
Subjects: Campaigns; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945; Military leadership; World War, 1939-1945
Description: Hitler's forces had pressed in on the small Belgian town in a desperate offensive designed to push back the Allies, starting the Battle of the Bulge. So far, the US soldiers had managed to repel waves of attackers and even a panzer onslaught, but as their ammunition dwindled, the weary paratroopers of the 101st Airborne could only hope for a miracle--a miracle in the form of General George S. Patton and his Third Army. More than a hundred miles away, Patton, ordered to race his men to Bastogne, was already putting in motion the most crucial charge of his career. Tapped to spearhead his counterstrike against the Wehrmacht was the Fourth Armored Division, a bloodied but experienced unit that had fought and slogged its way across France. But blazing a trail into Belgium meant going up against some of the best infantry and tank units in the German Army. Failure to reach Bastogne in time could result in the overrunning of the 101st--a catastrophic defeat that could turn the tide of the war and secure victory for the Nazis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-363) and index.
Table of contents: title: "Move all night!"; title: The German plan; title: The American response; title: First contact; title: Chaumont; title: Flatzbourhof; title: Warnach; title: Bigonville; title: Tintange; title: Chaumont II; title: Assenois.