{"product_id":"alamo-in-the-ardennes-isbn-9780451225580","title":"Alamo in the Ardennes","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A comprehensive and vivid account of the heroic defense of Bastogne... McManus has taken a great old story and made it new again.”\u003cb\u003e—Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of \u003ci\u003eAn Army at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Battle of the Bulge, the 101st Airborne made their legendary stand at Bastogne. But their heroics never could have happened if not for the unsung efforts of others.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the powerful yet little-known story of the bloody delaying action fought by the 28th Infantry Division, elements of the 9th and 10th Armored Divisions, and other, smaller units. Outnumbered and outgunned, they made the Germans pay for every icy inch of ground they gained. It was their gallant efforts that allowed the 101st Airborne to reach and fully occupy Bastogne and prepare for the ferocious attack to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Featuring numerous helpful maps and a complete list of the soldiers, local civilians, and German commanders whose actions it recounts, \u003ci\u003eAlamo in the Ardennes\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling, day-by-day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war.“A comprehensive and vivid account of the heroic defense of Bastogne, the linchpin in the Battle of the Bulge. With a scholar’s precision and a writer’s keen eye for the telling detail, John C. McManus has taken a great old story and made it new again.”\u003cb\u003e—Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of \u003ci\u003eAn Army at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “McManus's absorbing and forthright narrative will hopefully dispel several myths, namely that Bastogne was the decisive engagement of the Battle of the Bulge, and give long-overdue credit to the many brave Americans, some of them still alive today, who made victory possible in America's greatest ever battle. You can't ask for more. Bravo!”\u003cb\u003e—Alex Kershaw, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Winter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAvenue of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “I have read hundreds of books about men in battle but seldom have I seen one that comes close to the intensity that John McManus achieves in \u003ci\u003eAlamo in the Ardennes\u003c\/i\u003e. To an unparalleled degree, his amazing research has enabled him to get inside the minds and hearts of dozens of soldiers, from generals to privates. This is a book that will become one of the classics of the literature of World War II combat.”\u003cb\u003e—Thomas Fleming, Author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Dealers' War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This definitive and eminently readable history is destined to be a classic among Bulge histories.”\u003cb\u003e—Patrick K. O'Donnell, Author of \u003ci\u003eWashington’s Immortals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn C. McManus\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning professor, author, and military historian, and a leading expert on the history of the American combat experience. He is the Curators' Distinguished Professor of U.S. Military History at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and is currently in residence at the U.S. Naval Academy as the Leo A. Shifrin Chair of Naval and Military History. His critically acclaimed books on World War II include \u003ci\u003eGrunts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeptember Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dead and Those About to Die\u003c\/i\u003e. His next book, \u003ci\u003eFire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published by Dutton Caliber in July 2019.","brand":"Dutton Caliber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302390911205,"sku":"NP9780451225580","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451225580.jpg?v=1767721186","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/alamo-in-the-ardennes-isbn-9780451225580","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}