
"Recent books on the Ardennes Offensive" Topic
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Grelber  | 26 Apr 2026 10:00 p.m. PST |
So, it's been a while since I read anything about the Battle of the Bulge. OK, like 20 or 25 years. What books are relatively recent and present a good account? I had been in the same situation with the Normandy landings a few years back, and picked up a recent book, and found that a lot of new information was now available. Grelber |
troopwo  | 27 Apr 2026 8:59 a.m. PST |
Not recent but hard to go wrong with Charles b MacDonald. when I hear the words recent I find myself shuddering often. |
| smithsco | 27 Apr 2026 8:44 p.m. PST |
Snow and Steel by Peter Caddick-Adams is excellent. High quality research and writing. |
| Col Piron | 28 Apr 2026 10:24 a.m. PST |
Not new Battle of the Bulge: Then and Now .
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ScottWashburn  | 01 May 2026 11:01 a.m. PST |
I vaguely recall starting to read "Snow and Steel" some years back. There were so many factual errors in just the first few pages (don't ask me what they were, it's too long ago) that I put it aside and never went back. Charles MacDonald, as mentioned is a great one, his "Time for Trumpets" can't be beat. And if you just want facts, rather than stirring prose, the US Army Historical Series ("Green Books") volume on the Bulge is a wonderful resource. |
Grelber  | 03 May 2026 8:30 p.m. PST |
Thanks to all who responded! I find there have been a lot of changes from the books I read back in the 60s and 70s and thought I'd try to get up to date. Many of these things are not so much "politically correct" interpretations as new information and new ways of looking at things. Grelber |
| Fred Cartwright | 04 May 2026 2:31 a.m. PST |
I have read most of them and the After the Battle book is very good, but if I had to choose just one it would be The Ardennes 1944-1945 Hitler's Winter Offensive by Christer Bergström. Very well researched and some interesting insights. I wasn't impressed with Snow and Steel. He has a whole chapter on how Hitler chose the Ardennes due to his obsession with forests and Wagner's Ring Cycle of operas, for which he presents no hard evidence. |
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