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George Patton, for “tactical prescience” at Bastogne. Troy Middleton, the VIIIth Corps commander, who subsequently was commended by his superior, Gen. Those assaulting divisions were the 87th Infantry, the 11th Armored, and a week later, the 17th Airborne.

Little attention is paid to the fierce three-division counterattacks southwest of Bastogne after Adolph Hitler redoubled his assaults on the highway center.

Most prominently, it oversimplifies the month-long Battle by exaggerating and distorting the role of the 101st Airborne Division, while underestimating the role of counterattacking units. Additionally, he publishes numerous detailed maps.īut compared with the un-illustrated Bulge history “ Eisenhower’s Lieutenants” by Russell Weigley, or “ Dark December” by Robert Merriam, this history suffers. Parker has gathered an astonishingly opulent and representative photo collection that dramatizes the month-long battle better than any collection I have perused. On illustrative grounds the book delivers. And its title, “Battle of the Bulge” promises a comprehensive picture of the month-long battle - the largest in American history.

A striking feature of this book is its size - 8×12 inches and copiously illustrated.

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