"Martin King tells the human side of the story of the Battle of the
Bulge better than anyone."
Commander Jeffrey Barta, US Navy (retired)
"I have walked the battlefields with Martin King, who has traversed
them countless times with veterans of the Bulge. No one knows this story
like Martin, and no one can tell it quite the way he does."
Rick Beyer, New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost
Army of World War II
The vortex of a tornado is a vacuum, and that is where we were, in the
centre of a storm of armour and artillery pushing forward into the
Ardennes.
- John Hillard Dunn, 106th Division, US Army
The Battle of the Bulge was the largest land engagement of World War II.
The German counter-attack, spearheaded by three Panzer armies, found the
Allies unprepared and ill-equipped. As the fighting raged across the
frosty forests of the Ardennes, it was left to a few untested US
Infantry divisions to hold the Allied lines. Written by one of the
world's leading experts on the subject, this account provides an
essential introduction to the events of winter 1944-5 and to the many
soldiers who risked their lives in defence of freedom.
Drawing on personal interviews, extensive research, and an unparalleled
knowledge of the region, Martin King explores one of the most important
battles of World War II.
