San Antonio College Library

"The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive in the West. Three armies attacked through the Ardennes, the weakest point in the American lines - and almost broke through. This title describes the planning of the attack and the course of events, including the defense of Bastogne and the heroic delaying actions fought by GIs supposed to be in a quiet sector of the front. In spite of serious American disadvantages Hitler's offensive was...

Known as the Battle of the Bulge - after the initial German incursion into the Allies' line of advance as seen in contemporary maps - this German offensive in the winter of 1944-45 took place in the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Belgium. This program uses a combination of CGI animation and soldiers' own accounts to tell the story and examines 60-year old aerial reconnaissance photographs that captured the carnage.

After the success of the Normandy invasion, the Allied commanders are buoyantly confident that the war in Europe will be over in a matter of weeks, that Hitler and his battered army have no other option than surrender. But despite the advice of his best military minds, Hitler will hear no talk of defeat. In mid-December 1944, the Germans launch a desperate and ruthless counteroffensive in the Ardennes Forest. As American commanders respond to the...

Overview: "It was a cold December morning in 1944, deep in the Ardennes forest of Belgium. Eighteen men of a small intelligence platoon commanded by twenty-year-old lieutenant Lyle Bouck were huddled in their foxholes, desperately trying to keep warm. Suddenly the early morning silence was broken by the roar of a huge artillery bombardment. Hitler had launched his bold and risky offensive against the Allies - his "last gamble"--And the American platoon...