ASIN: B014HY6YH2
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 66
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting written by generals and soldiers on both sides*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“They've got us surrounded – the poor bastards.” – American army medic in Bastogne, December 20th, 1944After the successful amphibious invasion on D-Day in June 1944, the Allies began racing east toward Germany and liberating France along the way. The Allies had landed along a 50 mile stretch of French coast, and despite suffering 8,000 casualties on D-Day, over 100,000 still began the march across the western portion of the continent. By the end of August 1944, the German Army in France was shattered, with 200,000 killed or wounded and a further 200,000 captured. However, Adolf Hitler reacted to the news of invasion with glee, figuring it would give the Germans a chance to destroy the Allied ...
