The Ardennes Offensive US V Corps & XVIII (Airborne) Corps: Northern Sector (Order of Battle)

This, the second of six titles on the 'Battle of the Bulge', describes the Allied plans for the 'big push' into Germany and the lack of intelligence data warning of the impending German offensive. The organisation and composition of US V and XVIII (Airborne) Corps, the units defending the northern sector of the Ardennes, is then detailed down to company level. The impact of the assault on these units and their desperate attempts to stem the tide of the German attack is then examined. As in the companion volume the text is supported by comprehensive order of battle diagrams and full colour maps. The second of six titles on the Battle of the Bulge. Quarrie describes the Allied plans for the push into Germany and the impending German counter-attack. He covers the composition of the US units involved in defending the Northern Sector and their desperate attempts to hold their position. This new series provides the most detailed information ever published on the major battles of history and the units which fought them. Includes comprehensive order of battle diagrams, specially commissioned maps, and is supported by contemporary photographs and unit insignia and colors.