"This book digs deeper into the defense of Bastogne, revealing more details about those indomitable “Screaming Eagles” and the other units that stood with them during that punishingly bitter cold winter of 1944/45. It also presents the perspective of the German soldiers trying desperately to re-take Bastogne that desperate winter. It is a story of sacrifice, dedication to duty, and honor in the face of terrible adversity, but more importantly it’s a human story, one that encapsulates the finest attributes of humankind in the absolute direst of circumstances."--Amazon.

Setting the scene --We're heading where? -- First into Bastogne -- Din in and get ready -- Lights out -- Disintegration and destruction -- Hand to hand, face to face -- The hole in the doughnut -- We're running out of everything -- The value of momentum -- He said what? -- Smiling at me -- What's merry about all this -- The proud Eagle Division -- A Winter's tale -- Hell is freezing over -- Giving some back -- No prisoners -- The seminal month -- Ashes and collateral.