Wordsworth Military Library
2 total works
In December 1944, the German army had been retreating since its defeat in Normandy five months earlier. But at 5.00 am on December 16th the German artillery suddenly bombarded the peaceful Ardennes front, initiating what came to be known as the Battle of the Bulge. The story of the Bulge is told at length and from the point of view of individuals on both the German and Allied sides. It is a story of mass surrender and massacre occurring side by side with comic opera and unusual heroism. This was Hitler's last desperate thrust, his final gamble to win the war.
Adolf Hitler was, without doubt, an influential individual of the 20th century. His actions shaped the modern world, and his fearful legacy still influences the world in which we live. This biography of one of Europe's warlords draws on extensive research, traces his rise to power, his astonishing military bravado, his early successes in Western Europe through to the disastrous defeats in Russia, Africa and France, and his final downfall in April 1946.