THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE: HITLER'S FINAL GAMBLE. by Delaforce, Patrick - 2006

Harlow, Essex: Pearson, 2006. 430 pp, small 8vo (7 3/4" H). "After their success in Normandy in the summer of 1944 the Allies thought that the war would be 'over by Christmas'. But in the autumn Adolf Hitler decided to take an incredible gamble. If it had succeeded, he would have seized the crucial supply port of Antwerp, and divided and cut off half the Allied armies in Belgium and Holland. The final outcome could have been their surrender or at best a second 'Dunkirk'. Patrick Delaforce tells the story of the furious fighting and heavy losses and how close Hitler came to being successful. Featuring individual stories from the American, British and German combatants in the Ardennes battle, and illustrated with photographs and drawings (many from American war artists) and battle plans, this book provides a gripping account of one of the most important battles of the Second World War." Interior - small corner crease on page 207/8, very small bump to top corner of last few pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, very small crease at top corner of rear cover, two light creases down spine, small indentation on front cover.. Soft Cover. Very Good.