- 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Infantry Division and based on unpublished primary sources, including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.