NO SILENT NIGHT - The Christmas Battle for Bastogne

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On Christmas Eve 1944, the Luftwaffe unleashed the full fury of its remaining bomber force on Bastogne -- the center of Allied resistance to the German Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhein) offensive. The battle for Bastogne would become the climactic event of the Battle of the Bulge saga: a rapid-fire, desperate assault by overwhelming German armored might against a desperate defense by ragged and weapons-strapped GIs trapped in the city.

For hundreds of German and American soldiers facing off in the siege, the events of Christmas 1944 would destroy any sense of holiness and peace on earth. For the soldiers on both sides, and for the brave people of Bastogne, this would be no silent night. Many b/w illust and maps, including four very detailed maps down to the positions of individual AFVs.

Good tactical descriptions on almost minute-by-minute basis. Reads well, if a little fragmented due to many really short sections (between half and page and half on average) per chapter. Still, well researched and quite interesting on how the US troops stopped the Germans from taking Bastogne. This just screams out for skirmish- or squad-level wargaming!