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Ardennes 1944 - The Battle of the Bulge (Paperback)
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Ardennes 1944 - The Battle of the Bulge (Paperback)
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List price R621
Loot Price R482
Discovery Miles 4 820
You Save R139 (22%)
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The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of D-Day,
Stalingrad, and The Battle of Arnhem reconstructs the Battle of the
Bulge in this riveting new account On December 16, 1944, Hitler
launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests and gorges
of the Ardennes in Belgium, believing he could split the Allies by
driving all the way to Antwerp and forcing the Canadians and the
British out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of
success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that
their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army
approaching from the east. Many were exultant at the prospect of
striking back. The allies, taken by surprise, found themselves
fighting two panzer armies. Belgian civilians abandoned their
homes, justifiably afraid of German revenge. Panic spread even to
Paris. While some American soldiers, overwhelmed by the German
onslaught, fled or surrendered, others held on heroically, creating
breakwaters which slowed the German advance. The harsh winter
conditions and the savagery of the battle became comparable to the
Eastern Front. In fact the Ardennes became the Western Front's
counterpart to Stalingrad. There was terrible ferocity on both
sides, driven by desperation and revenge, in which the normal rules
of combat were breached. The Ardennes-involving more than a million
men-would prove to be the battle which finally broke the back of
the Wehrmacht. In this deeply researched work, with striking
insights into the major players on both sides, Antony Beevor gives
us the definitive account of the Ardennes offensive which was to
become the greatest battle of World War II.
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