Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible
At last, here is a book that tells the full story of the turning point in World War II’s Battle of the Bulge—the story of five crucial days in which small groups of American soldiers, some outnumbered ten to one, slowed the German advance and allowed the Belgian town of Bastogne to be reinforced. Alamo in the Ardennes provides a compelling, day-by-day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war.
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Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible
At last, here is a book that tells the full story of the turning point in World War II’s Battle of the Bulge—the story of five crucial days in which small groups of American soldiers, some outnumbered ten to one, slowed the German advance and allowed the Belgian town of Bastogne to be reinforced. Alamo in the Ardennes provides a compelling, day-by-day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war.
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Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible

Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible

by John C. McManus
Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible

Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible

by John C. McManus

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Overview

At last, here is a book that tells the full story of the turning point in World War II’s Battle of the Bulge—the story of five crucial days in which small groups of American soldiers, some outnumbered ten to one, slowed the German advance and allowed the Belgian town of Bastogne to be reinforced. Alamo in the Ardennes provides a compelling, day-by-day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781620459645
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Publication date: 02/01/2007
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 296
Sales rank: 130,150
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

John C. McManus is an award-winning professor, author, and military historian. His many books include The Deadly Brotherhood, Deadly Sky, September Hope, and Grunts. Visit him at johncmcmanus.com.

John Glouchevitch began honing his craft as a voice artist at age three, when to the dismay of his parents, he began to imitate the accents of their British family friends. Over the ensuing years he trained as an actor, improviser, and writer, eventually graduating with a BA in theater and English from Middlebury College.

Table of Contents


Preface xi Acknowledgments xiv Staff Positions in the U.S. Army xix Typical Unit Structure in the World War II U.S. Army xx Cast of Characters xxi Maps xxix Introduction 1
1 Before the Fury 7
2 Friday, December 15 29
3 Saturday, December 16 40
4 Sunday, December 17 84
5 Monday, December 18 133
6 Tuesday, December 19 171
7 Wednesday, December 20 233 Postscript 254 Notes 257 Photo Credits 281 Index 283

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Thomas Fleming

Will become one of the classics of the literature of World War II combat. (Thomas Fleming, author of The New Dealers' War)

Rick Atkinson

Comprehensive and vivid...John C. McManus has taken a great old story and made it new again. (Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of An Army at Dawn)

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