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The Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge

by: John S. D. Eisenhower

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.54219348
EAN: 9780306806520
ISBN: 0306806525
Label: Da Capo Press
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 552
Publication Date: August 21, 1995
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Sales Rank: 284598
Studio: Da Capo Press



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It was the greatest single battle the U.S. Army ever fought. More than a million GIs were involved and nearly 80,000 became casualties. The Allied generals had to rally beaten, dispirited troops in the face of an attack they had never dreamed possible.A study in command, from generals to squad leaders, The Bitter Woods follows von Runstedt, Dietrich, and of course Hitler, as closely as the Americans. As son of the supreme commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, a West Point graduate, a retired Army brigadier general, and a military historian, John Eisenhower is uniquely qualified to tell how the Allied generals (nearly all of whom he knew personally) met Hitlers challenge; how the two armies fought fiercely in the Ardennes from December 1944 to January 1945; and how the Allied victory broke the back of Nazi aggression.

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In the fall of 1944, Hitler realized that the defeat of Germany was imminent. But instead of seeking peace, he launched a massive, last-ditch offensive against the Allied forces. The subsequent fight, know as the Battle of the Bulge, involved more than a million soldiers and some of the war's fiercest fighting. John S. D. Eisenhower, son of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, presents a comprehensive portrait of what happened that December, and how the Allies triumphed. In his introduction to this reprinted volume, Stephen E. Ambrose says that 'The Bitter Woods will be read so long as the Republic lasts.' That's high praise from America's leading historian of the Second World War, and this book is, in truth, one of the better World War II titles available.



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of the best books on the Ardennes Offensive
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Should be on the bookshelves of all modern military historians, professional and amatuer alike
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Definitive Book on the Battle
This book is considered by many to be the definitive book on the Battle of the Bulge.

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best Bulge Book on the Supreme Command
This is considered one of the four great books on the Battle of the Bulge. The others are John Toland's Battle, ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - The Bitter Opinion
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