Drawn from research conducted by a team of military experts under the direction of historian Trevor Dupuy, this book is the most complete and detailed account of the Battle of the Bulge ever written, covering all aspects of the campaign on both sides. 32 pages of photos; 20 maps.-- From Amazon.com.

Includes index. Some copies are HarperPerennial paperbacks.

Before the storm -- German dispositions and plans -- Allied plans and deployments -- "The Ardennes Offensive ... could have been foreseen" -- Ordeal in the Krinkelter Wald -- Disaster in the Schnee Eifel -- Fighting for time on the "Skyline Drive" -- The battle of the Sauer River -- Command decisions -- The Battle of St. Vith -- Holding the northern shoulder -- The defense of Bastogne -- The southern shoulder bounces back -- The siege and relief of Bastogne -- Christmas high-water mark: The battles of Celles and Verdenne -- Facoff: XVIII Airborne Corps vs. II SS Panzer Corps -- Allied and German strategic and organizational decisions -- The continuing battle for Bastogne -- Counteroffensive in the North -- "Old Blood and Guts" suppresses doubts -- Return to St. Vith -- Background on the Battle of the Bulge -- The Allied Forces in the Ardennes -- The German Army in December 1944 -- Orders of battle -- Personnel statistics -- Matériel strengths in the Ardennes -- Malmédy: massacre and trial -- German combat performance.