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Ardennes 1944: Hitlers last gamble in the West
James Arnold
A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It
Gerald Astor
The Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge
John S. D. Eisenhower
A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge
Charles B. MacDonald
Battle of the Bulge: Hitlers Ardennes Offensive, 1944-1945
Danny Parker
Battle of the Bulge:
Then and Now
The now classic masterpiece first printed 1984. Very heavy with its 544 pages crammed with pictures in the ”then and now” format. This is a must to have!
The Dead of Winter: How Battlefield Investigators, WWII Veterans, and Forensic Scientists Solved the Mystery of the Bulges Lost Soldiers
By Bill Warnock
An interesting story about how Bill Warnock got to know the two ”diggers” Jean-Louis Seel and Jean-Philippe Speder while serving in the US AirForce in Europe. During more than a decade Seel and Speder tracked down quite a few MIA’s lost in the Bulge and this book tells their story. William C.C. Cavanagh is also present in this book.
A Tour of the Bulge Battlefield
Well, the obvious starting point would be a good guide book. William C.C. Cavanagh has spent decades of dedicated research in the area and have published ”Tour of the Bulge Battlefield”.
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge - Through the lens by Philip Vorwald
This book presents locations in alphabetical order, the precise location where each picture was taken with instructions on how to get there. Almost like a guide book. It uses the same ”then and now” format as the other ”after the battle” publications.
The Battle East of Elsenborn & The Twin Villages
In this book Mr Cavalagh shares more of his extensive knowledge and research around the actions around Elsenborn, Krinkelt and Rocherath. Wahlersheid is also covered which is a rare thing.
Visions from a Foxhole
A rifleman tells the story of the bloody fight to break through the Siegfried line. Eighteen-year-old William Foley was afraid the war would be over before he got there, but he was sent straight to the front lines in the Saar-Moselle Triangle, arriving January 25, 1945 - just in time to join the 94th Infantry Division. By the time Foley managed to grab a few hours' sleep three nights later, he'd already fought in a bloody attack that left sixty percent of his battalion dead or wounded.
William Foley’s account of what he experienced as a replaclement in 94th is fascinating. Also his art work describing this also in pictures is breathtaking.