| 11 Days in December: Christmas at the Bulge, 1944 Contributor(s): Weintraub, Stanley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0451223179 ISBN-13: 9780451223173 Publisher: Dutton Caliber OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: It was a white Christmas in the Ardennes Forest in 1944, but that was cold comfort to the Allied soldiers trying to stop the Nazis from retaking Belgium in one of the most decisive battles of World War II. Despite the bleak conditions, General Pattons soldiers would go on to win a battle and a war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - Strategy |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.66" W x 8" (0.47 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A true World War II Christmas story from the bestselling author of Silent Night. It was truly a white Christmas in the Ardennes Forest in 1944, but that was cold comfort to the Allied soldiers trying to stop the Nazis from retaking Belgium in one of the most decisive battles of World War II. While a German loudspeaker taunted, "How would you like to die for Christmas?" the Allied forces dug in, despite freezing conditions. They needed a miracle. In a medieval chapel, General Patton, who needed clear skies to allow airborne reinforcements to reach his trapped men, uttered what would become a famous prayer: "Sir, whose side are you on?" His soldiers wouldn't be home for Christmas, but as the skies cleared, they went on to win a battle and a war. 11 Days in December is the dramatic story of a miraculous shift in the midst of a terrible battle, and an extraordinary chapter from the greatest war of the modern era. |