BATTLE: THE STORY OF THE BULGE

by John Toland ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

With sharp reporting of small skirmishes, of acts of bravery, of human cruelty and kindness on all sides, official talks and command indecision, Nazi scheming and Allied confusion, Toland details- in almost journal form- the many diverse, seemingly unrelated events which comprised the Battle of the Bulge. Toland's narrative suggests that the defeat of Hitler's ""Watch on the Rhine"" cannot be attributed to any well laid plans of the Eisenhowers, Pattons, or Bradleys, but rather to the thousands of little actions of many more thousands of little soldiers who were finally transformed, in the race of death, from lovers of luxury into fighters for personal survival. Toland's reconstruction was based on an examination of news reports, official documents and military records, and interviews with hundreds of former GI's, SHAEF officials, Hitler aides and Nazi officers, and European townfolk. The resulting narrative is well written and well paced, while its appeal will be largely to those still interested in the wartime scene.

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ISBN: 0803294379

Page Count: -

Publisher: Random House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1959

Categories: NONFICTION