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Panzers in Winter
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- One of World War II's most famous battles recounted from the German point of view
- Covers Otto Skorzeny, Kampfgruppe Peiper, the siege of Bastogne, and more
- Includes the story of the hard-hit U.S. 106th Infantry Division and based on unpublished primary sources, including after-action reports and soldiers' memoirs
Before dawn on December 16, 1944, German forces rolled through the icy Ardennes in their last major offensive on the Western Front. Catching the Allies--predominantly Americans, in what they believed was a "quiet" sector--by surprise, the Germans made early gains, but Allied counterattacks combined with German fuel shortages and mounting casualties forced the German Army into a retreat from which it never recovered.
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- ISBN-13: 9780811734561
- ISBN-10: 0811734560
- Publisher: Stackpole Books
- Publish Date: December 2007
- Dimensions: 8.92 x 6.26 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.87 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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