The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge (United States Army in World War II: The European Theater of Operations Volume 6)

xxii, 720 pp. Green cloth, gilt titles. Includes 14 maps, 93 illustrations, 2 appendices, bibliographical notes, glossary, and index. "...treats the German winter counteroffensive in Belgium and Luxembourg. The volume covers the operations of the U.S. First and Third Armies from the start on 16 December 1944 to 3 January 1945, when successful elimination of the 'bulge' was assured... Throughout this volume the strictures imposed on German maneuver by logistical failures are evident as are the superior American capability to reinforce and supply the defense" (United States Army in World War II Reader's Guide, pp. 70-81).