{"product_id":"9780099588122-snow-and-steel","title":"Snow and Steel","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattle of the Bulge 1944-45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnow and Steel \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewill be a huge reassessment of Hitler's last great throw of the dice: 'The Battle of the Bulge', the battle for the Ardennes 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Caddick-Adams - one of the leading military historians of his generation - reviews one of the great final engagements of WW2: The Battle of the Bulge.  Including specially commissioned maps, black and white photography, archive material and personal interviews, this is a riveting landmark study of a pivotal historical moment and perfect for readers of James Holland, John Keegan, Anthony Beevor and Max Hastings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A thought-provoking and compelling account of one of the most iconic battles of the Second World War. Brilliant' -- James Holland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Caddick-Adams knows more about the Bulge than any other historian I have read.I admire his originality.\u003ci\u003eSnow and Steel \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an authoritative narrative of the drama.' -- Max Hasting, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An encyclopaedic and eminently readable book' -- \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A compelling read' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The definitive Bulge history' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absolutely brilliant book' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant read. Captivating and informative' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Excellent, authoritative and very well written' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e********************************************************************************************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnow and Steel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a huge reassessment of Hitler's last great throw of the dice: \u003cb\u003e'The Battle of the Bulge'\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ethe battle for the Ardennes\u003c\/b\u003e from \u003cb\u003e16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an utterly fascinating five weeks when for a time it looked like Hitler had outflanked the allied armies pushing toward the Rhine and might just throw them back to the Normandy beaches. It is also the context for the catastrophic events at Bastogne depicted so graphically in \u003cb\u003eBand of Brothers\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For military history fans this is \u003cb\u003eone of those touchstone battles of World War Two\u003c\/b\u003e, written by an author with a world-wide reputation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith specially commissioned maps, photographs, primary archival material and personal interviews, this is a truly controversial, commercial and landmark book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449643250038,"sku":"9780099588122","price":19.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32395230.jpg?v=1760446279","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099588122-snow-and-steel","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}