Ardennes: Secret War. de Whiting, Charles - 2001

Pennsylvania: Combined Books. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover, photos & maps. 1580970699 . Book and DJ Very Fine. NO notes or ANY markings. DJ not price clipped ($27.95) ; Vol 5 in West Wall Series; 196 pages .

From the front dust jacket flap: "Following the greatest failure of Allied intelligence since Pearl Harbor, on the morning of 16 December 1944, a huge German army of 600,000 men smashed into the American troops who were holding the line in the snowbound hills of the Belgian Ardennes." "A handful of German special forces wearing U.S. uniforms and driving U.S. equipment, operating behind the U.S. lines, caused chaos and havoc." "...nearly turned a German defeat into victory at a time when the Top Brass were predicting it would all be over by Christmas. Book - Very Good condition. Black textured cover with gold gilt on spine. Very light spots on front cover. Black "R" in marker on front end paper and black remainder mark on bottom of closed book pages. Text is clean and binding is tight. Dust Jacket - Very Good condition. Light rubbing/bumping. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Please use photos as part of the description. 196 pages including Index.

Da Capo Press, 2001-08. Hardcover. Good.

Great Britian: Combined Publishing, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 9 1/2 h x 6 1/2w. A real nice clean unmarked 202 page first edition hardcover with very nice dust jacket. Has 6 pages of black & white photos. The Allied advance on Germany's West Wall received its biggest setback from the German counter-offensive of December 16, 1944. The general outline of the Battle of the Bulge, or "Ardennes Offensive" as it is more commonly known in Europe, is well-known and has become a great military legend. However, as veteran World War II author Charles Whiting reveals here, the magnitude of the German surprise has been downplayed in the West and the extent of German deception and sabotage operations minimized..

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.