Overview

This work examines the ominous prelude to the Battle of the Bulge and reveals one of the US Army's bloodiest nightmares of World War II. In late 1944, the American army had pushed through Belgium almost unopposed. As small units advanced into the hilly woods south-east of Aachen, Germany, they encountered a forest bristling with German troops. The face-off took place in some of Germany's most rugged territory and in rain, sleet and freezing temperatures. For weeks US commanders ordered units of as many as seven divisions into the woods to be chewed up by German infantry and artillery. The book's description of the battle is based on government records, a large selection of first-hand accounts from veterans of both sides, and the author's visits to the battlefields.

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... deserves a place on every soldier's bookshelf. - Army magazine

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Lt. Col. Edward G. Miller is a retired army logistics officer. He earned B.A. and M.P.A. degrees from Western Kentucky University and is a graduate of the army's Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Naval War College's Strategy and Policy course. His previous publications include articles in Army, Armor, Ordnance magazines and several military history magazines. He has led experiential 'battlefield staff ride' programs in Europe and advised TV and film productions.

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