Product Description

In this work, The author retraces the fields of the battle in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany which were once bitterly contested killing grounds in the struggle to halt Hitler's final gambit in the West. The battle touched dozens of towns and villages throughout the Ardennes and each is depicted through the photographer's lens in 1944-45 and exactly 50 years later. Vorwald manages to precisely match the wartime photographs with present-day comparisons, and has striven in many cases to achieve a "weather match". Presented in an easy-to-use alphabetical format, the precise location where each picture was taken is indicated on accompanying sketch maps, with instructions on how to get there, giving this publication a secondary role as a useful guide book to historic sites of the Battle of the Bulge.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #229330 in Books
• Published on: 2000-12-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 296 pages

Customer Reviews

WW2 STUDENT
A great book for students of history, particularly WW2. This was the greatest set piece battle on the Western Front and a testament to the folly of the Nazis and their contemp for all, including their own troops. Hundreds of photographs in a 'then and now' format. A must for anyone intending to visit the battlefield. A bit expensive but most specialist books are and certainly worth having if you can get it at a bargain price.