Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible
Written by John C. McManus
Narrated by John Glouchevitch
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John C. McManus
John C. McManus is associate professor of U.S. Military History at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The author of military history books, including The 7th Infantry Regiment: Combat in an Age of Terror, the Korean War through the Present, he is a leading expert on the history of Americans in combat. A member of the editorial advisory board at World War II magazine and World War II Quarterly, McManus was recently named to History News Network's list of Top Young Historians. He currently serves as official historian for the 7th Infantry Regiment Association. He lives in St. Louis with his wife Nancy.
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Reviews for Alamo in the Ardennes
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Simply awesome. Nicely read as well, I thoroughly recommend it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I had three relatives fight in The Battle of the Bulge - two are buried somewhere in the Ardennes, the third served in the 101st Airborne-Easy Co. and survived the battle. I always wondered what they actually went through in the face of overwhelming odds by the Nazis’ last yet futile offensive and siege on Bastogne.
This meticulously researched and genuinely articulated account has given me the soul searching insight to theirs and their comrades bravery in the throes of complete chaos that portrays the ultimate sacrifice and guts in standing up against the Nazi scourge of fascism that we, today, ought to cherish as an unyielding bellwether of the highest moral compass in preserving their memory for the greater good, that they few, gave their lives, for generations that followed to thrive in making this a world of peace.
I was riveted by every depiction of what was a pivotal and decisive melee of a military face off during the progressing Allied invasion of Nazi occupied Europe.
Thank you for writing this book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5No gender identity crisis here. They will always be the Greatest Generation.!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Vivid Combat vignettes not grand strategy in other words reality
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gives a clear understanding to a little-known group of soldiers and how their efforts and suffering helped delay Germany's surge during the Battle of the Bulge and give the Allies valuable time to move troops in