The Key to the Bulge: The Battle for Losheimergraben

by Stephen Rusiecki and Stephen M. Rusiecki

Book Overview

Major Rusiecki tells the story of a pitched and decisive battle that unhinged the German plan for a swift and successful counteroffensive in December 1944 (a battle that was the key to the counteroffensive later called the Battle of the Bulge). A lone regiment of the 99th U.S. Infantry Division, the 394th, successfully defended a critical road intersection, the Losheimergraben Crossroads, for 36 hours from 16 to 17 December 1944. This valiant defense...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275953025
• ISBN13: 9780275953027
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.6"