By December 1944 Germany was losing the war, allied troops were advancing across the Ardennes and Hitler was resorting to desperate measures to try and grasp back victory.
The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last resort, his final gamble.
Many books have been written about the last major battle in Europe at the end of World War II, but none of them with the detail and resources of this book about that historic event.
The story is a result of the co-authors determination to “make a long story short” and create the “The Ardennes Campaign Simulation Data Base”. A massive computer programme that includes detailed, daily information about the daily personnel strengths, daily inventory of major weapons, daily casualties, daily ammunition expenditures, daily fuel expenditures, daily unit locations, daily unit movements, names of commanders, and much more.
All of this data reveals the fascinating story of the Battle of the Bulge.
With almost a day-by-day narrative of the battle and movements of troops, the book would be ideal for anyone who wants a detailed guide of the Battle of the Bulge.
But this book provides much more than the mechanics of the battle, the book reveals the intimate feelings and thoughts of officers and generals attempting to win the battle and the desperate measures Hitler took in his Last Gamble.
The authors reveal the doubts of Hitler’s generals and the false hopes of a country desperate to salvage the war. The narrative interweaves personal accounts of the battle, taking advantage of the authors’ personal connections with officers involved. The tale of the greatest battle in Western Europe in World War Two is told in epic detail from both sides of the conflict.
Hitler’s Last Gamble is a story of folly, daring, missed opportunities, the clash of personalities, perseverance, courage, desperate combat, and human suffering, and it is superbly told.
PRAISE FOR HITLER’S LAST GAMBLE:
“A riveting account of one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Second World War.” — CARLO D’ESTE, author of Decision in Normandy and Patton: A Genius for War
The late Colonel Trevor N. Dupuy, U.S.A., Ret., was the coauthor with his late father, R. Ernest Dupuy, of the classic reference work The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History, now in its fourth edition. An eminent and often quoted military analyst with an international reputation as a historian and author of ninety books, Dupuy was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a veteran of the Burma Campaign in World War II, a former professor of military science at Harvard, and former director of the military history program at Ohio State University. He was founder and president of the Dupuy Institute in McLean, Virginia.
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The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last resort, his final gamble.
Many books have been written about the last major battle in Europe at the end of World War II, but none of them with the detail and resources of this book about that historic event.
The story is a result of the co-authors determination to “make a long story short” and create the “The Ardennes Campaign Simulation Data Base”. A massive computer programme that includes detailed, daily information about the daily personnel strengths, daily inventory of major weapons, daily casualties, daily ammunition expenditures, daily fuel expenditures, daily unit locations, daily unit movements, names of commanders, and much more.
All of this data reveals the fascinating story of the Battle of the Bulge.
With almost a day-by-day narrative of the battle and movements of troops, the book would be ideal for anyone who wants a detailed guide of the Battle of the Bulge.
But this book provides much more than the mechanics of the battle, the book reveals the intimate feelings and thoughts of officers and generals attempting to win the battle and the desperate measures Hitler took in his Last Gamble.
The authors reveal the doubts of Hitler’s generals and the false hopes of a country desperate to salvage the war. The narrative interweaves personal accounts of the battle, taking advantage of the authors’ personal connections with officers involved. The tale of the greatest battle in Western Europe in World War Two is told in epic detail from both sides of the conflict.
Hitler’s Last Gamble is a story of folly, daring, missed opportunities, the clash of personalities, perseverance, courage, desperate combat, and human suffering, and it is superbly told.
PRAISE FOR HITLER’S LAST GAMBLE:
“A riveting account of one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Second World War.” — CARLO D’ESTE, author of Decision in Normandy and Patton: A Genius for War
The late Colonel Trevor N. Dupuy, U.S.A., Ret., was the coauthor with his late father, R. Ernest Dupuy, of the classic reference work The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History, now in its fourth edition. An eminent and often quoted military analyst with an international reputation as a historian and author of ninety books, Dupuy was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a veteran of the Burma Campaign in World War II, a former professor of military science at Harvard, and former director of the military history program at Ohio State University. He was founder and president of the Dupuy Institute in McLean, Virginia.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
