This is the fascinating account, as recorded from the US perspective, of
the bitter fighting during the eight days and nights of encirclement at
Bastogne. First published in the pages of the Infantry Journal in 1946,
this contemporary account by S.L.A. Marshall was rescued from obscurity
by the US Army's Center Of Military History and is now appearing in
e-book form for the first time.
There are few better or more authoritative accounts of the struggle as
seen through the eyes of the American soldiers who stood fast at
Bastogne. Sent to rest and recuperate, the weary paratroopers and GIs
found themselves in the middle of a siege while all hell let loose
around them. This is the definitive overview of their conflict as
recounted in the year following the battle. This masterful overview is
essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Battle of the
Bulge.