The Other Battle of the Bulge: Operation Northwind: The Spellmount Siegfried Line Series Volume Seven - Softcover

Whiting, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1862273995 ISBN 13: 9781862273993

Publisher: Spellmount, 2007

Synopsis

Operation Northwind was the little-known second Battle of the Bulge, which cost the Americans and their French comrades-in-arms nearly as many casualties and almost detroyed the Alliance.

It was planned by the Fuhrer himself, which hurled eight German divisions, three of them SS, against the thinly-held American line in the Alsace-Lorraine region. Although the US High Command was forewarned by 'Ultra' from Bletchley, the German pressure was just too much. The Americans were forced to retreat. For the first time during the campaign in the West, Eisenhower ordered his troops to give up ground paid for by so many lives and commanding that Stratbourg, which held a special place in both French and German hearts, should be evacuated. This sparked off a row which threatened to destroy the Franco-American Alliance and throw France into a dramatic revolution.

Quick moving and action-packed, this book sees the events through the eyes of the soldiers who were 'at the sharp end', and fills a major gap in the history of World War II.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Whiting is Britain's most prolific military writer with over 250 books to his credit. He saw active service in the Second World War, serving in an armoured reconnaissance regiment attached to both the U.S. and British armies. He is therefore able to write with the insight and authority of someone who, as a combat soldier, actually experienced the horrors of World War II.

Synopsis:

Describes the second Battle of the Bulge that almost destroyed the Alliance.

About this edition

• Publisher: Spellmount
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1862273995
• ISBN 13: 9781862273993
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 111