Snow and Steel: Battle of the Bulge 1944-45 - Rilegato

Caddick-Adams, Peter

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ISBN 10: 1848094280 ISBN 13: 9781848094284

Casa editrice: Preface Publishing, 2014

Riassunto

Snow and Steel is a huge reassessment of Hitler's last great throw of the dice: 'The Battle of the Bulge', the battle for the Ardennes 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. This was an utterly fascinating five weeks when for a time it looked like Hitler had outflanked the allied armies pushing toward the Rhine and might just throw them back to the Normandy beaches. It is also the context for the catastrophic events at Bastogne depicted so graphically in Band of Brothers.

For military history fans this is one of those touchstone battles of the second world war, written by an author with a fast growing, world-wide reputation. Peter Caddick-Adams has used primary archival material and personal interviews to write a controversial, commercial, landmark book.

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Recensione:

"Caddick-Adams is probably the best military historian of his generation, and Snow and Steel is the definitive account of one of the key punctuation marks in history, when the western Allies thwarted Germany’s last attempt to turn the tide of the Second Word War. Caddick-Adams combines a sweeping command of politics and strategy with authoritative detail worthy of Ian Fleming, and deep empathy for the individual characters in the story. His opening portrait of Hitler, turning in a moment from a ‘broken man’ to a passionate orator as he outlines the plans for Operation Autumn Mist is a masterly opening to a work combining scholarship and readability in perfect balance." (Professor Chris Bellamy)

"Peter Caddick-Adams's SNOW AND STEEL offers readers, at long last, the entirety of the German Ardennes Offensive of 1944-5, popularly known as the Battle of the Bulge. Until now the story of the Bulge has been recounted unevenly, in bits and pieces and with emphasis upon pockets of heroism and horror. This book’s singular achievement is to offer a balanced view of the strategy and tactics of both sides. Writing with authority yet wearing his scholarship lightly, Caddick-Adams offers an encyclopedic and immersive narrative of the battle that was, in Churchill’s words, “an ever-famous American victory.”" (Andrew Roberts)

"Peter Caddick-Adams is fast emerging as one of our most authoritative and exciting military historians. His immense knowledge and understanding oozes off every page of his utterly absorbing book. Combining analysis with anecdote, this is a thought-provoking and compelling account of one of the most iconic battles of the Second World War. Brilliant." (James Holland)

"Snow and Steel is a fresh re-telling of a widely known story. Throughout the narrative Peter Caddick-Adams transitions smoothly back and forth between the highest strategic and operational echelons, down to the level of the frontline GI and Landser. The result is a rich tapestry of the single largest battle in American history." (Maj. Gen. David T. Zabecki, PhD)

"Snow and Steel tells the story of the Battle of the Bulge from foxhole to the Fuhrer’s Command Headquarters leaving the reader with a new appreciation for the largest battle America fought in the Second World War. With a soldier’s insight into the flow and fog of battle, Snow and Steel demonstrates why Peter Caddick-Adams rates highly among the new generation of battlefield historians. A must have and must read for students of the European War." (LTC (Ret) Roger Cirillo, PhD)

"Superb: an impeccably researched, finely judged reappraisal of a pivotal World War Two battle that still resonates today." (Saul David, Professor of War Studies and Programme Director, MA in Military History by Research Humanities Research Institute University of Buckingham)

"This book highlights very effectively a chapter in American military history that has real resonance today. We all have something to learn from reflecting on it." (General Sir Nick Parker, former Commander, UK Land Forces)

"Like its predecessor (Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell), Snow and Steel brings a fresh and innovative approach to military history ― so long restricted to the dry study of generals and operations. By exploring the cultures and motivations of the participant armies, as well as by excavating veterans’ accounts of surviving the sharp end, Caddick-Adams suffuses life, spark, and dynamism into his new narrative of the incredible story of the Battle of the Bulge." (Alexander Rose, author of Washington’s Spies and the forthcoming Men at War: The American Soldier in Combat from Bunker Hill to Iwo Jima)

"Snow and Steel is a gripping account of one of the most important campaigns of the last year of the war. Caddick-Adams uses his narrative of the German Ardennes offensive to analyse key issues such as fighting quality and capability, resulting in a book that deserves attention from all those interested in World War Two." (Professor Jeremy Black)

"Anyone with an interest in World War II in Europe should have this in their library. Dr Caddick-Adams has in masterly fashion inter-woven the personalties and events to fashion a compelling history of Hitler's last all-gut gamble to bring about a German victory." (Major-General (ret'd) Graham Hollands)

Descrizione del libro:

Peter Caddick-Adams in is one of the leading military historians of his generation and is often compared to James Holland, John Keegan, Anthony Beevor and Max Hastings. In this, his third book, he reviews one of the great final engagements of WW2: The Battle of the Bulge.

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• Editore: Preface Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1848094280
• ISBN 13: 9781848094284
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 928