The Ardennes offensive in December 1944 surprised the Allies with its ferocity, and was intended to turn the course of the war in Germany's favor. Numerous subsequent accounts of the battle have tended towards the perspective of the Allied victors, lacking first-hand detail about German intentions and operations. Now for the first time in a single volume, historian Danny S. Parker has brought together many rare documents representing the views of all the major personalities within the German army headquarters. These include Oberst gruppen fuhrer Josef Dietrich and General-major Fritz Kramer, General Hasso von Manteuffel, Generalfeld-marschall Wilhelm Keitel and others. Everything from preparations for the offensive, to attitudes to the whole campaign before it started and after it was brought to a close are covered in this book. As with "Fighting in Hell" and "The Anvil of War", two Greenhill books presenting accounts of campaigns in Russia written by the senior German officers involved, "Hitler's Ardennes Offensive" provides a fascinating and invaluable record of the German perspective, essential for a balanced view of the battle.

Originally published: 1997.

Sixth Panzer Army in the Ardennes Offensive : interviews with SS-Oberstgruppenführer Josef 'Sepp' Dietrich -- Operations of the Sixth Panzer Army / by Generalmajor Fritz Krämer -- The Fifth Panzer Army during the Ardennes Offensive / by General der Panzertruppen Hasso von Manteuffel -- The Ardennes Offensive: Seventh Army / by General der Panzertruppen Erich Brandenberger -- Questionnaire on the Ardennes Offensive / by Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel and Generaloberst Alfred Jodl -- The Ardennes Offensive: a critique / by General der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt.