The battle of the bulge and the weather extract from the book. By december 1944 germany was losing the war, allied troops were advancing across the ardennes and hitler was resorting to desperate measures to try and grasp back victory. The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of dday and stalingrad reconstructs the battle of the bulge in world war ii, in this riveting new account on december 16, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered 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. The battle of the bulge was hitlers last resort, his final gamble. Fuller it was the largest pitched battle ever engaged in by u. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the wake of the defeat in normandy in the summer of 1944, hitler planned to stymie the allied advance by cutting off pattons third army in the lorraine with a great panzer offensive.
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Antony beevor talks to matt elton about his new take on the major second world war german offensive known as the battle of the bulge, and how its. Ardennes, battle of the 1944 1945, ardennes, battle of the, 1944 1945, ardennenoffensive publisher london. Anthony beevor, master chronicler of world war iis major battlegrounds, has depicted the nazis last throw of the dice in his latest, exhilarating book, ardennes 1944. He believed he could split the allies by driving all the way to antwerp, then force the canadians and the british out of the war. Ospreys examination of the confrontation between the us army and german forces in lorraine during world war ii 19391945. He believed he could split the allies by driving all the way to antwerp and forcing the canadians and the british out of the war. Hitlers final attempt to turn the course of the second world war. Hitler s last gamble tells the story of the germans illfated final stand on 16 december, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes. Hitler s last gamble tells the story of the german s illfated final stand on 16 december, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes. Hitlers last gamble tells the story of the germans illfated final stand on 16 december, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ardennes 1944.
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