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Product Identifiers
PublisherStackpole Books
ISBN-100811735877
ISBN-139780811735872
eBay Product ID (ePID)80460754
Product Key Features
Book TitleBattle of the Bulge : Hell at Butgenback/Sieze the Bridges
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorHans Wijers
Book SeriesStackpole Military History Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight21.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisDuring the first week of the Battle of the Bulge, the Germans' 6th SS Panzer Army rolled down the road to Butgenbach, where the 26th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division held out against constant attacks at the southern end of Elsenborn Ridge. Meanwhile, Jochen Peiper's SS battle group raced toward the critical river bridges at Stavelot and Trois Ponts, massacring American prisoners along the way near Malmedy. The U.S. 30th Infantry Division and other units put up stiff resistance, destroyed the bridges, and forced Peiper's men to withdraw., - Against-all-odds actions by the 1st Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge - Firsthand accounts from American and German soldiers - Details on Jochen Peiper and the notorious Malmedy Massacre On the second day of the Battle of the Bulge, armored divisions of the Sixth SS Panzer Army rolled down the road to Butgenbach, where, over the course of six days, the 26th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division held out against constant attacks. Elsewhere, Jochen Peiper's SS battle group raced across the Belgian countryside and massacred American prisoners near Malmedy., Against-all-odds actions by the 1st Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge Firsthand accounts from American and German soldiers Details on Jochen Peiper and the notorious Malmedy Massacre On the second day of the Battle of the Bulge, armored divisions of the Sixth SS Panzer Army rolled down the road to Bütgenbach, where, over the course of six days, the 26th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division held out against constant attacks. Elsewhere, Jochen Peiper's SS battle group raced across the Belgian countryside and massacred American prisoners near Malmedy., During the first week of the Battle of the Bulge, the Germans' 6th SS Panzer Army rolled down the road to Butgenbach, where the 26th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division held out against constant attacks at the southern end of Elsenborn Ridge.