{"product_id":"ardennes-1944-the-battle-of-the-bulge-9780143109860","title":"Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe prizewinning historian and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eD-Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStalingrad\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Arnhem \u003c\/i\u003ereconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in this riveting new account\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered 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 out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east. Many were exultant at the prospect of striking back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe allies, taken by surprise, found themselves fighting two panzer armies. Belgian civilians abandoned their homes, justifiably afraid of German revenge. Panic spread even to Paris. While some American soldiers, overwhelmed by the German onslaught, fled or surrendered, others held on heroically, creating breakwaters which slowed the German advance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe harsh winter conditions and the savagery of the battle became comparable to the Eastern Front. In fact the Ardennes became the Western Front's counterpart to Stalingrad. There was terrible ferocity on both sides, driven by desperation and revenge, in which the normal rules of combat were breached. The Ardennes--involving more than a million men--would prove to be the battle which finally broke the back of the Wehrmacht. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this deeply researched work, with striking insights into the major players on both sides, Antony Beevor gives us the definitive account of the Ardennes offensive which was to become the greatest battle of World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16155610\"\u003eAntony Beevor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143109860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143109863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027100\"\u003eWars \u0026amp; Conflicts | World War II | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS037070\"\u003eModern | 20th Century | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027110\"\u003eMilitary | United States\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntony Beevor\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eD-Day: The Battle for Normandy, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich received the Royal United Services' Institute Westminster Medal\u003ci\u003e; The Battle for Spain\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the La Vanguardia Prize; \u003ci\u003eParis After the Liberation 1944-1949; Stalingrad\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Wolfson Prize for History, and the Hawthornden Prize for Literature; and \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Berlin 1945\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the first Longman-History Today Trustees' Award. He is the recipient of the 2014 Pritzker Military Museum \u0026amp; Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. Beevor lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692884431085,"sku":"9780143109860","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_7d9f0191-ad4c-4df1-819b-2f2a6eff1b7e.jpg?v=1747437978","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/ardennes-1944-the-battle-of-the-bulge-9780143109860","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}