{"product_id":"the-ardennes-19441945-hitlers-winter-offensive-9781612002774","title":"The Ardennes  1944-1945: Hitler's Winter Offensive","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn December 1944  just as World War II appeared to be winding down  Hitler shocked the world with a powerful German counteroffensive that cracked the center of the American front. The attack came through the Ardennes  the hilly and forested area in eastern Belgium and Luxembourg that the Allies had considered a quiet sector. Instead  for the second time in the war  the Germans used it as a stealthy avenue of approach for their panzers.  Much of U.S. First Army was overrun  and thousands of prisoners were taken as the Germans forged a 50-mile bulge into the Allied front. But in one small town  Bastogne  American paratroopers  together with remnants of tank units  offered dogged resistance. Meanwhile the rest of Eisenhowers broad front strategy came to a halt as Patton  from the south  and Hodges  from the north  converged on the enemy incursion. Yet it would take an epic  six-week-long winter battle  the bloodiest in the history of the U.S. Army  before the Germans were finally pushed back.  Christer Bergstrm has interviewed veterans  gone through huge amounts of archive material  and performed on-the-spot research in the area. The result is a large amount of previously unpublished material and new findings  including reevaluations of tank and personnel casualties and the most accurate picture yet of what really transpired.  The Ardennes Offensive has often been described from the American point of view; however  this balanced book devotes equal attention to the perspectives of both sides. With nearly 400 photos  numerous maps  and 32 superb color profiles of combat vehicles and aircraft  it provides perhaps the most comprehensive look at the battle yet published.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279813042229,"sku":"ByrdShop_1612002773","price":149.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781612002774.jpg?v=1780611593","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-ardennes-19441945-hitlers-winter-offensive-9781612002774","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}