Product Description

This text is an account of the battle of Hurtgen Forest on the German/Belgian border, in WW2, which ran from September 1944 to February 1945. Thirty thousand US soldiers were killed or wounded during this hellish battle.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #741057 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-23
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 312 pages

Customer Reviews

Death, mayhem, and poor leadership!
What a book, my friends pestered for years to read this and boy do I wish I had read it sooner. The information in this book shows the utter waste of war and poor judgment of the commanding generals. The Germans showed how poorly the allied division were able to cope with being at the 'sharp end' without aircover and in a harsh environment without proper supplies. The book shows the allies doing what they do best 'sheer brute force' to achieve there aims in taking the forest and the aims set by those in rear; who had no idea and did not wish to know how the 'poor bloody infantry' lived and died. A meat grinder of book is what the book shows, not for the faint hearted.

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While the subject matter is of great interest Whiting's book does not do it justice. The book does portray the horror and bitterness of the fighting in the forest well but fails in other areas. In particular it is somewhat poorly written and highly repetetive. It description of operational detail is lacking and while the book starts off well it eventually becomes a very poor "will they or won't they" style thriller.

I would recommend readers consider a different book on this subject.