A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge
by Charles B. MacDonald
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Book Summary Information
Author: Charles B. MacDonaldEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-04-02
ISBN: 0688151574
Number of pages: 720
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Reviews of A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge
Book Review: A Great View Of A Great Battle From Someone Who Was There
Summary: 5 Stars
The Battle of the Bulge was the largest battle on Western Front during World War II and involved forces from Germany, the United States, and Great Britain. It was the only time in 1944-45 that the Germans took the initiative away from the Allies even for a short stretch.
This books does a very good job of giving you the big picture along with the small battles that made up the larger ones. The author goes to great lengths to show how the results of one action affected another one which may not be close by, but is connected.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know about the battle since it covers all of the major topics involved. If someone is a wargamer (like myself), this book provides lots of information for battles to be recreated and refought.
Summary of A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge
On December 16, 1944, the vanguard of three German armies, totaling half a million men, attacked U.S. forces in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, achieveing what had been considered impossible -- total surprise. In the most abysmal failure of battlefield intelligence in the history of the U.S. Army, 600,000 American soldiers found themselves facing Hitler's last desperate effort of the war.
The brutal confrontation that ensued became known as the Battle of the Bulge, the greatest battle ever fought by the U.S. Army -- a triumph of American ingenuity and dedication over an egregious failure in strategic intelligence. A Time for Trumpets is the definitive account of this dramatic victory, told by one of America's most respected military historians, who was also an eyewitness: MacDonald commanded a rifle company in the Battle of the Bulge. His account of this unique battle is exhaustively researched, honestly recounted, and movingly authentic in its depiction of hand-to-hand combat.
Mingling firsthand experience with the insights of a distinguished historian, MacDonald places this profound human drama unforgettably on the landscape of history.
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