Alamo in the Ardennes
The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible

Depending on which books you read, you could come away with the idea that the Battle of the Bulge went something like this (at least around Bastogne): Germans break through and overwhelm the pathetic draftees of the US Army. The remnant US forces retreat back to Bastogne, where the 101st Airborne ta......more

An interest of mine for some time has been the 28th Infantry Division; they’re one of the few divisions in WWII that got handled badly by the Germans three times (in a row). After I read the back of Alamo in the Ardennes I just had to pick it up. Alamo in the Ardennes tells the story of the battles l......more

This book was excellent. Once again it shows that those kids are out there everyday protecting us and we are so much better for it. It is just life that so many members of this generation on now passing on, but if there is one thing I would like to say to them and evey other soldier, sailor or marin......more