The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II. The assault on the Ardennes was Hitler's last gamble on the Western Front, and crippled the Wehrmacht for the remainder of the war. This book details the fighting in the northern sector around St. Vith and the Elsenborn Ridge. It was in this sector that Hitler expected to achieve the breakthrough and it was here that he concentrated the bulk of his Panzer forces in the fom of Sixth Panzer Army. Failure around St. Vith forced the Germans to look south towards Bastogne. -- From the publisher.

Includes index. Includes maps of: Strategic Situation, 16 December 1944; Planned Routes of Advance of 6th Panzer Army; Battle for the Twin Villages; Initial Attacks of 6th Panzer Army; Destruction of 106th Infantry Division, 16-19 December 1944; Kampfgruppe Peiper, 18-23 December 1944; Hitlerjugend Halted at Dom Butgenbach; Defense of St. Vith, 17-23 December.

Origins of the campaign -- Chronology -- Opposing plans -- Opposing commanders -- Opposing armies -- Opening moves -- Exploiting the breakthrough -- Aftermath -- The battlefield today -- Bibliography -- Index.