A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge - Softcover

Charles B. MacDonald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553342266 ISBN 13: 9780553342260

Publisher: Bantam, 1985

Synopsis

On December 16, 1944, the vanguard of three German armies, totaling half a million men, attacked U.S. forces in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, achieveing what had been considered impossible -- total surprise. In the most abysmal failure of battlefield intelligence in the history of the U.S. Army, 600,000 American soldiers found themselves facing Hitler's last desperate effort of the war.

The brutal confrontation that ensued became known as the Battle of the Bulge, the greatest battle ever fought by the U.S. Army -- a triumph of American ingenuity and dedication over an egregious failure in strategic intelligence. A Time for Trumpets is the definitive account of this dramatic victory, told by one of America's most respected military historians, who was also an eyewitness: MacDonald commanded a rifle company in the Battle of the Bulge. His account of this unique battle is exhaustively researched, honestly recounted, and movingly authentic in its depiction of hand-to-hand combat.

Mingling firsthand experience with the insights of a distinguished historian, MacDonald places this profound human drama unforgettably on the landscape of history.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The definitive account of the battle that determined the Allied victory in World War II in Europe

About the Author:

Charles B. MacDonald (1922-1990) served in four European campaigns and received the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. After the war, he wrote Company Commander, regarded as a World War II classic. After retiring in 1979 as Deputy Chief Historian, US Army, he devoted the next five years to writing A Time for Trumpets.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0553342266
• ISBN 13: 9780553342260
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 712