Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0471739057 ISBN13: 9780471739050 Release Date: February 2007 Publisher: Trade Paper Press Length: 336 Pages Weight: 1.30 lbs. Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4" Age Range: 18 years and up Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher At last, here is a book that tells the full story of the turning point in World War II's Battle of the Bulge-the story of five crucial days in which small groups of American soldiers, some outnumbered ten to one, slowed the German advance and allowed the Belgian town of Bastogne to be reinforced. Alamo in the Ardennes provides a compelling, day-by-day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war.