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Previously I have had a passing knowledge of this famous battle from late in World War II. This was mostly seen through Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army - better known to TV audiences as a Band of Brothers.I also remember an earlier movie 1965 Battle of the Bulge.I was amazed to learn this book is due out as part of the 75th anniversary of this momentous struggle in December 1944.History is never better when it has first hand contributions and I applaud the
This book was done very differently than other books that I have read about this battle. Each book always has something different though. One thing remains constant though that the defense that the 99thInfantry Division and the 2nd which were outnumbered 5 to 1 inflicted casualties ratio of 18 to 1 which really slowed down the German push. They also suffered a 20% loss before there could be any help for them. They really held their ground and though are not talked about enough they should be. Th...
Martin King spends too much time not writing about the Battle if the Bulge, dropping fact bombs most WW2 readers would have heard about the war more generally. Not enough space is spent on the battle itself.Further more the authour uncritically praises or romanticises WW2 generals in part, notably Patton and Guderian. I genuinely liked reading the story about Hemingway, but it was of course not relevant to the battle. I understand that events influencing the battle need mentioning (German regrou...
I had hoped this would be better than it was. There were many issues with this work of history about an important aspect of the struggle to free Europe during World War II. The writing style was not easy to follow. The author tends to insert unnecessary commentary with and at the end of paragraphs, apparently trying to add humor. He seemingly jumps around with idea to idea without cohesion. The quotations by soldiers oftentimes do not fit with the scenes being described. A book of this type shou...
Martin King is a wealth of information, and what a treasure this book is as a commemorative. I found this book to be an excellent reference piece, written conversationally and well. The interviews contained are varied and comprehensive. Martin King relates the history and makes it come alive! Well done.I received my copy through NetGalley under no obligation.
A disappointing and confusing account, switching between the sides too often and lacking maps detailed enough to follow the many tactical movements. The issue with the maps may have been down to reading the Kindle version...
Great read for those looking for a short primer on this battle.
The author's painstaking research and attention to detail is obvious in the writing of this book. There were many facts that I only discovered after reading this!
2019 marks the 75th anniversary of Europe freeing itself from the grip of the Nazis so there are many books being written that detail every aspect of World War II. Here, Martin King, one of the world's leading experts on the Battle of the Bulge, who has won several Emmy awards for his documentaries, pens a compelling account of how the battle unfolded and both the sequence of events that led up to it and followed it. It covers all the major points in superb detail and is written in an engaging,
British Military Historian & Author Martin King published the book “The Battle of the Bulge: The Allies' Greatest Conflict on the Western Front” in 2019. He has published ten books on military history.I received an ARC of this novel through https://www.netgalley.com in return for a fair and honest review. I categorize this book as ‘R’ because it contains scenes of violence. The book gives a detailed account of the action during the Battle of the Bulge.The winter of 1944-5 saw the largest land ba...
Well researched but not very well written. Martin King has obviously accumulated an enormous amount of information about the Battle of the Bulge, but he struggled to write a compelling account. The story jumped around quite a bit, though some of that may be inevitable given the scope of the battle. King often resorted to filling pages with extended quotations from participants rather than editing or restating them for clarity or dramatic power. If you are specifically interested in this battle a...
I found this interesting and good to read, only criticism would be accasional typos and mistakes and a slight lack of comprehensiveness. What it covered was done well but there were a lot of bits of the battle missing, 5th panzer army advance to the Meuse and the battle for St. Vith were either covered briefly or ignored.
Excellent Look at Famous Battle. Volumes upon volumes upon volumes have been written about the Battle of the Bulge, one of the most famous land battles in American history. And one this reader has a personal connection to, as recently received records show that both of his grandfathers were there (though there is no indication they met each other there, despite originating from neighboring counties). It was because of this personal connection that I wanted to read this book, as I've never really...
