The Battle of the Bulge

by Patrick Delaforce

The so-called 'Battle of the Bulge' was one of the most important battles of World War Two. It was certainly America's largest and most crucial land battle, at one stage involving half a million men. 'The Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's Final Gamble' tells the story of the furious fighting and heavy losses and how close Hitler came to being successful. One of the most important and dramatic battles of World War Two the battle of the Bulge involved; half a million men and was America's largest and most crucial land battle of World War II 2004 marks the 60th anniversary of the war Contains individual stories by American, British and German combatants in the Ardennes battle well; illustrated with photographs and battle plans Well-established author. The Allies had thought after their success in Normandy in the summer of 1944, that the war would be 'over by Christmas'.^ In the late autumn, despite the relative failure of the Arnhem operation, the Allied armies were poised to smash the Siegfr