A Time for Trumpets, Charles B. MacDonald
A Time for Trumpets, Charles B. MacDonald
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A Time for Trumpets
The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge

Author: Charles B. MacDonald

Narrator: Traber Burns

Unabridged: 28 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/17/2016

Synopsis

On December 16, 1944, the vanguard of three German armies, totaling half a million men, attacked US forces in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, achieving what had been considered impossible—total surprise. In the most abysmal failure of battlefield intelligence in the history of the US 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 US 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.

About Charles B. MacDonald

Charles B. MacDonald (1922–1990) served in four European campaigns and received the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. After the war, he wrote Company Commander, regarded as a World War II classic. He served as deputy chief historian for the United States Army, writing several of the Army’s official histories of World War II.

About Traber Burns

Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol on March 17, 2021

Overwhelming and epic in scale, this history of the Battle of the Bulge is an amazing feat of both historical research and storytelling. All of the participants come to life, from the youngest and most inexperienced GI to the most brutally efficient and ruthless German general. A must read for WWII......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on July 07, 2009

I've been having bad luck with history books lately. Lets get the negatives down right now. 1. The maps are never ever in the right place at the right time. They are almost showing some other part of the battle entirely, so if you don't have the battlefield memorized, there is little chance of you k......more

Goodreads review by carl on May 17, 2010

One of the better books on the Bulge. Get a map of your own out and follow the along with the action.......more

Goodreads review by Jay on March 17, 2021

In 1986 I was hired by a military history think tank that specialized in the numerical analysis of battles, campaigns, and wars. The US Army had just contracted with them to help validate some of the Army's combat models--complex computer programs that tried to predict not only the outcomes of battl......more

Goodreads review by Kevin J. on February 04, 2008

One of the best military histories I've read, but marred slightly by weak maps (always an important element of any military history). But the writing was excellent, and the story itself was a compelling one of courage, determination, and resourcefulness.......more

Quotes

“Charles B. MacDonald writes not just military history but history of people caught up in momentous events. His is an epic account of one of history’s most dramatic battles.” John Toland, Pulitzer Prize–winning author

“Combines a historian’s detachment and precision with the personal feeling of a man who was there.” New York Times Book Review

“The trumpets of the title peal throughout these pages…in a book that will appeal to specialists and general readers alike.” Publishers Weekly

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