This is an invaluable source for the battle of the Bulge, giving the views of most of the highest ranking officers involved in the battle while it was still fresh in their minds, and before those who survived had begun to re-write events in their own minds.

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History of War

This second book from the same stable [see 'Battle of the Bulge, a German view' reviewed earlier] follows on to deal with the period of attack and its ultimate failure. I felt a privileged and fascinating insight into the Battle of the Bulge. I particularly valued the detail about the attempts to take Bastogne. I have come to realise that the seemingly exaggerated American accounts of the 'glorious defence' are neither exaggerations nor understatements. The book suffers from the same fault as its predecessor in being short on maps, the reader needs a fairly large scale map to fully understand the detail of the manoeuvres. Reading with a map really rewards the effort. Our view is that this a very good piece of work by the editor and is thoroughly recommended to all who who wish to gain greater insights into the Second World War in Europe.

Clash of Steel

The author has collected together and sensitively edited
the thoughts and recollections of the key German Leaders. This exposes
attitudes and capabilities of the German commanders and military
leaders. In the process it does much to demonstrated why the Germans
failed in the Battle of the Bulge and in the war. Extremely interesting
and informative.

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Firetrench

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