Publisher Description
On Christmas Eve, the holiest of nights for the many Christian peoples of Europe, Adolf Hitler was unleashing the full fury of his remaining Luftwaffe bomber force on Bastogne. For hundreds of German and American soldiers facing off in the siege, the events of Christmas 1944 would destroy any sense of holiness and peace on Earth. For the soldiers on both sides, and for the brave people of Bastogne, this would be no silent night.
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“A thoroughly
researched, densely packed WWII study…Part textbook study, part military
narrative, the book achieves an almost literary quality in dramatized scenes
that draws from both recorded conversations and the language of official orders…The
in-depth coverage of this historic battle succeeds in painting a colorful,
realistic picture of how an all-or-nothing gamble by Hitler turned into a ‘climactic
showdown’ for both sides. This may very well be an authoritative work on the
subject, yet one that reads more like an action-packed adventure than a
scholarly tome.”—
Publishers Weekly
