Battle of the Bulge The Young Reader..., Rick Atkinson
Battle of the Bulge The Young Reader..., Rick Atkinson
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Battle of the Bulge [The Young Readers Adaptation]

Author: Rick Atkinson

Narrator: Jason Culp

Unabridged: 3 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/30/2015

Synopsis

On the 16th of December, 1944, in the frozen forests of the Ardennes, the German army attacked American Allied forces, launching a final bid to turn the tide of World War II. Thus began the long, hard slog of a battle that was nicknamed by the media as the Battle of the Bulge. Lasting more than a month, it led to tens of thousands of casualties. Sir Winston Churchill called it "the greatest American battle of the war and . . . an ever-famous American victory." Atkinson skillfully guides his audience through the attacks and counterattacks, the advances and retreats of this terrible bloodbath. Whether history buffs or newcomers to the topic, young readers will appreciate the author's clear and accessible prose, as well as the many fascinating facts, photographs, and statistics.

A historical exploration of World War II's Battle of the Bulge from Pulitzer Prize–winner and New York Times–bestselling author Rick Atkinson.

This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

About Rick Atkinson

Rick Atkinson is the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy—An Army at Dawn (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History), The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light—as well as The Long Gray Line and other books. His many additional awards include a Pulitzer Prize in journalism, a George Polk Award, and the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award. A former staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post, he lives in Washington, D.C.

About Jason Culp

Jason Culp has been acting since the age of ten, and his credits include a variety of television, theater, and film roles. He is best known for his role as Julian Gerome on General Hospital.  In addition to voiceover work in national commercials, Culp has narrated audiobooks by bestselling authors such as Louis L’Amour, Danielle Steel, John Irving, and David Weber.  He has been recording since 1996 and has nearly 35 audiobooks under his belt.  Culp has also narrated documentaries for National Geographic and the History Channel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex on July 15, 2015

Judging from my stats, there are still a lot of readers interested in books about WWII. Like me, most are interested in fiction and stories of courage and survival, whether they take place in countries under Nazi occupation/siege, near the front lines, or are stories about the home front. Not many r......more

Goodreads review by Dachokie on April 07, 2015

Nice Content, but Poor Presentation … This book was reviewed as part of Amazon's Vine program which included a free advance copy of the book. Pulled from historian Rick Atkinson’s “The Guns at Last Light” (the third segment of his excellent World War II trilogy), BATTLE OF THE BULGE is designed to edu......more

Goodreads review by Ben on January 08, 2021

Ben Sprang Miss Bodine English 1 H 8 January 2021 Battle of the Bulge: A Turning Point in the War When asked of some of the most pivotal events of the last 100 years a few events come to mind, such as The Great Depression, the assassination of JFK, and the civil rights movement. Although arguably one of......more

Goodreads review by Adam on December 11, 2019

Do you ever wonder about the specifics of how World War two was fought? Battle of the Bulge by Rick Atkinson is something that you might consider looking into. Battle of the Bulge was published by Henry Holt and Company in 2015 in New York city. The book is about Hitler’s plan to make it possible fo......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on April 04, 2018

Battle of the Bulge The World War 2 equivalent of the Battle of Gettysburg, with the opportunity to keep tides stern or for tides to turn, comes the most important battle in American history, the Battle of the Bulge; written by Rick Atkinson. It all started December 11th, 1944, late in the war, in wh......more

Quotes

“Atkinson seats readers at the secret meetings of the Allied commanders, ejects them with paratroopers over the foggy French countryside, puts them into landing craft to hear soldiers barf and exclaim, and sends them out to die bloodily on the beaches wracked with enemy fire. . . . A grand and historically significant tale told with dash and authority.” —Kirkus Reviews on D-Day

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