Battle of the Bulge : adapted from The guns at last light / Rick Atkinson with Kate Waters.
| Author/creator | Atkinson, Rick author. |
| Other author | Waters, Kate. |
| Other author | Atkinson, Rick. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015. |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | xvi, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Allied and Axis commands and armies engaged in the Battle of the Bulge -- World War II timeline -- Key players -- A note to readers -- The European Theater : September 1939-November 1944 -- Hitler's plan -- Zero Day : December 16, 1944 -- War in the raw --The end of the War -- Charles de Gaulle -- Changing the U.S. draft laws to supply reinforcements -- U.S. winter battle clothing -- Radio communications on the battlefield -- Tracks, tanks, and planes at the Battle of the Bulge -- Napalm and poison gas -- Winter takes its toll -- "Kilroy was here" -- Horses, mules, and dogs of war -- Signal corps -- Weapons used by infantry -- Numbers tell part of the story -- Battle of the Bulge timeline -- Glossary -- Places to visit. |
| Abstract | An account of the Battle of the Bulge, Nazi Germany's last concerted attempt to halt the American Army advance in Europe. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231) and index. |
| Audience | NC 1270 Lexile |
| LCCN | 2015000567 |
| ISBN | 9781627791137 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1627791132 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (e-book) |