The Bitter Woods: The Dramatic Story...of...Hitler's Surprise Ardennes Offensive by John S. D. Eisenhower
The Bitter Woods: The Dramatic Story...of...Hitler's Surprise Ardennes Offensive by John S. D. Eisenhower
Hardcover
Publisher: Robert Hale & Company 1969
Condition: Good. The original boards with a DJ are shelf rubbed and edge worn.This book was read and enjoyed but is still overall good. The book has overall age related spotting and slight tanning but has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
It was the greatest single battle the U.S. Army ever fought. More than a million GIs were involved and nearly 80,000 became casualties. The Allied generals had to rally beaten, dispirited troops in the face of an attack they had never dreamed possible.A study in command, from generals to squad leaders, The Bitter Woods follows von Runstedt, Dietrich, and of course Hitler, as closely as the Americans. As son of the supreme commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, a West Point graduate, a retired Army brigadier general, and a military historian, John Eisenhower is uniquely qualified to tell how the Allied generals (nearly all of whom he knew personally) met Hitler's challenge; how the two armies fought fiercely in the Ardennes from December 1
