Table of Contents
List of Maps
The Siegfried Line Campaign, Sept. 11-Dec. 15, 1944 18
Battle of the Bulge, Dec. 16-25, 1944 40
Bastogne, Dec. 21-26, 1944 121
Map Legend vii
Allied and Axis Commands and Armies Engaged in the Battle of the Bulge viii
World War II Timeline x
Key Players xiv
A Note to Readers xvii
The European Theater: September 1939-November 1944 1
Hitler's Plan 6
Zero Day: December 16, 1944 46
War in the Raw 106
Epilogue 196
The End of the War 201
Charles De Gaulle 203
Changing the U.S. Draft Laws to Supply Reinforcements 204
U.S. Winter Battle Clothing 206
Radio Communications on the Battlefield 206
Tracks, Tanks, and Planes at the Battle of the Bulge 209
Napalm and Poison Gas 212
Winter Takes its Toll 213
"Kilroy was Here" 215
Horses, Mules, and Dogs of War 216
Signal Corps 217
Weapons Used by Infantry 219
Numbers Tell Part of the Story 221
Battle of the Bulge Timeline 223
Glossary 224
Places to Visit 227
For More Information 230
An Interview with Rick Atkinson 231
Discussion Questions 235
Excerpt from D-Day 239
Bibliography 247
Image Credits 247
Index 248