{"product_id":"alamo-in-the-ardennes-the-untold-story-of-the-american-soldiers-who-made-the-defense-of-bastogne-possi-ble-9780451225580","title":"Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possi ble","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A comprehensive and vivid account of the heroic defense of Bastogne... McManus has taken a great old story and made it new again.\"\u003cb\u003e--Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of \u003ci\u003eAn Army at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the Battle of the Bulge, the 101st Airborne made their legendary stand at Bastogne. But their heroics never could have happened if not for the unsung efforts of others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the powerful yet little-known story of the bloody delaying action fought by the 28th Infantry Division, elements of the 9th and 10th Armored Divisions, and other, smaller units. Outnumbered and outgunned, they made the Germans pay for every icy inch of ground they gained. It was their gallant efforts that allowed the 101st Airborne to reach and fully occupy Bastogne and prepare for the ferocious attack to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring numerous helpful maps and a complete list of the soldiers, local civilians, and German commanders whose actions it recounts, \u003ci\u003eAlamo in the Ardennes\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling, day-by-day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451225580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"John C. McManus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43705049252021,"sku":"9780451225580","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9a1eda32-238e-46a6-9b8b-85921d493bb2.jpg?v=1709653525","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alamo-in-the-ardennes-the-untold-story-of-the-american-soldiers-who-made-the-defense-of-bastogne-possi-ble-9780451225580","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}