No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle For Bastogne

No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle For Bastogne

Â On Christmas morning, 1944, there was little reason to celebrate.â€¦
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As the Battle of the Bulge raged, a small force of American soldersâ€”including the famed 101st Airborne division, tank destroyer crews, engineers, and artillerymenâ€”was completely surrounded by Hitlerâ€™s armies in the Belgian town of Bastogne. Taking the town was imperative to Hitlerâ€™s desperate plan to drive back the Allies and turn the tide of the war. The attack would come just before dawn.
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As the outnumbered, undersupplied Americans gathered in church for services or shivered in their snow-covered foxholes on the fringes of the front lines, freshly reinforced German forces of men and tanks attacked. The battle was up close and personal, with the cold, exhausted soldiers of both armies fighting for every square foot of frozen earth.
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In the end, the Allied forces would hold the town of Bastogne, with the hard-won victory boosting morale and sounding the death-knell for Hitlerâ€™s Third Reich. After this battle, the Nazis would never go on the offensive again.
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Featuring interviews with the soldiers who were there, as well as never-before-seen or translated documents, No Silent Night is a compelling chronicle of one day that changed the course of the warâ€”and the world.
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INCLUDES NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS AND MAPS
Country USA
Brand Dutton
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Refer to Sapnet.
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-11-05
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780451414854

Country	USA
Brand	Dutton
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Refer to Sapnet.
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2013-11-05
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780451414854

No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle For Bastogne

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