Battle of the Bulge : Then and Now

"The quantity and quality of the photos cannot be denied, nor equaled." The NYMAS Review Nine days before Christmas 1944 Hitler played Germanys last card on which he staked everything to turn the tables in the West. This is the first time that an attempt has been made to cover the entire salient in order to present the battle in our familiar then and now format. Hundreds of miles have been traveled by the author throughout every corner of the battlefield to search out the scenes of past events every known photograph belonging to combatants, civilians, and in public collections and private sources has been sought or considered. all the cine film has been examined frame by frame and certain sequences illustrated and analyzed. In this way a number of classic pictures almost always used or misused in depicting the Ardennes battle are not only placed in their context in the German advance but are also shown to be not always quite what they seem! This WWII pictorial history presents an in-depth study of Hitler's epic, final offensive campaign. In December of 1944, nine days before Christmas, Hitler played Germany's last card on which he staked everything to turn the tables in the West. In this densely illustrated volume, military historian Jean Paul Pallud examines the entire salient with 'then and now' photographs. Hundreds of miles have been traveled by the author throughout every corner of the battlefield to search out the scenes of past events — every known photograph belonging to combatants, civilians, and in public collections and private sources has been sought or considered. All available film has been examined frame by frame and certain sequences illustrated and analyzed. This painstaking process offers a vividly detailed look at the famous battle. A number of classic pictures used — or misused — in depicting the conflict are placed in their true context, often revealing them to be very different from what they seem! Drawing on contemporary material from public and private sources as well as combatants and civilians, this book uses photographs and still frames in their historical context in order to analyse the German advance during the Battle of the Bulge.