At the start of the Battle of the Bulge, the green U.S. 394th Infantry Regiment of the 99th Division occupied a critical road junction. For thirty-six hours, the 394th defended the crossroads against repeated assaults by German forces, inflicting a delay from which the Germans would never recover.

Includes maps of: Hitler's Plan; Planned Routes of Advance for the I SS Panzer Corps; Losheimergraben; 1st Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment's Situation Overlay; Buchholz Station; I&R Platoon's Positions at Lanzerath. Originally published: Westport Conn. : Praeger, 1996.

The Great Gamble--The "Checkerboard" Men--Germany's Last Warriors--Seize teh Crossroads!--Fusilers in the Flank--Buchholz Station--Defense of the Weisser Stein--Lanzerath: "Hold at All Costs!"--Desperate Stand--The Final Push--The Customs Houses--Completing the Record--Appendix A-Table of Comparitive Ranks--Appendix B- Awards and Decorations--Appendix C- Select Order of Battle--Appendix D-Glossary of Terms and Equipment