Hitler's Winter: The German Battle of the Bulge by Tucker-Jones, Anthony

'What a brilliant book this is... a terrific narrative of Hitler's Ardennes offensive of December 1944 - superb storytelling that achieves a skilful balance between drama and detail.' - James Holland

The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive in the West. Launched in the depths of winter to neutralize the overwhelming Allied air superiority, three German armies attacked through the Ardennes, the weakest part of the American lines, with the aim of splitting the Allied armies and seizing the vital port of Antwerp within a week.

It was a tall order, as the Panzers had to get across the Our, Ambl?ve, Ourthe and Meuse rivers, and the desperate battle became a race against time and the elements, which the Germans would eventually lose. But Hitler's dramatic counterattack did succeed in catching the Allies off guard in what became the largest and bloodiest battle fought by US forces during the war.

In this book, Anthony Tucker-Jones tells the story of the battle from the German point of view, from the experiences of the infantrymen and panzer crewmen fighting on the ground in the Ardennes to the operational decisions of senior commanders such as SS-Oberstgruppenf?hrer Josef 'Sepp' Dietrich and General Hasso von Manteuffel that did so much to decide the fate of the offensive.

Drawing on new research, Hitler's Winter provides a fresh perspective on one of the most famous battles of World War II.

Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Published: 06/07/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.43h x 6.22w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781472847393

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/01/2022 pg. 100

About the Author
Anthony Tucker-Jones started his career writing for Jane's Defence Weekly and Jane's Intelligence Review. He has written a number of books on aspects of World War II and regularly appears on Sky News, ITV, Channel Four, BBC Television, BBC Radio and the History Channel.