11 Days in December, Stanley Weintraub
11 Days in December, Stanley Weintraub
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11 Days in December
Christmas at the Bulge, 1944

Author: Stanley Weintraub

Narrator: Patrick Cullen

Unabridged: 5 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Nonfiction, History


Synopsis

11 Days in December tells the unforgettable story of one of the grimmest points of World War II and its Christmas Eve turn toward victory. In December 1944, the Allied forces thought their campaign for securing Europe was in its final stages. But Germany had one last great surprise attack still planned, leading to some of the most intense fighting in World War II: the Battle of the Bulge. After ten days of horrific weather conditions and warfare, General Patton famously asked God, Sir, whose side are you on? For the next four days, as the skies cleared, the Allies could fly again, the Nazis were contained, and the outcome of the war was ensured. Renowned historian and author Stanley Weintraub weaves together the stories of ordinary soldiers and their generals to recreate this dramatic, crucial narrative of a miraculous shift of luck in the midst of the most significant war of the modern era.

About Stanley Weintraub

Stanley Weintraub is a historian, biographer, and professor emeritus of arts and humanities at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of fifty books, including Silent Night and General Washington's Christmas. He lives with his wife in Newark, Delaware.


Reviews

Goodreads review by T.R. on July 31, 2022

I had a good time with this one. It did not provide me with much I did not already know, but there were some different perspectives in here that I appreciated seeing explored. I have a fondness for General Patton. There were some aspects of his personality I find a little aggravating, but he was exa......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on December 29, 2022

A quick read that flows easily between multiple armies across a complicated and confusing battlefront. This was a perfect Christmas reread that helped remind me of just how lucky we are in today’s world. Seventy-eight years ago the greatest generation (my Grandpa Stanley included) endured unimaginab......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on March 30, 2016

This was one book I read online (listened to). It was pretty interesting but is not a god idea to listen to war books as it's hard to figure out where the action is taking place (small towns in Belgium and Lux, pronounced too Frenchily. This book was ok I guess. Didn't like narrator much. Kept prono......more