Hitler's Final Push: The Battle of the Bulge: From the German Point of View

by Danny S. Parker (Editor)

Notes on one of the most infamous and bloody battles of World War II—from the German perspective.

As the Allied armies swept towards the Reich in late 1944, the German high command embarked on an ambitious plan to gain the initiative on the western front and deal a crippling blow to the Allied war effort. As early as August 1944, when the Germans were being crushed in the east and hammered in Normandy, Hitler was talking of an offensive aimed at destroying as many American and British divisions as possible in a massive surprise assault. By December 1944, Hitler was telling his generals, “the final decisions have been made, everything points to victory.”

This volume consists of primary source material, including translations of German documentation and debriefs of German generals, edited by a foremost expert on this decisive campaign. The Battle of the Bulge presents the assessments by leading figures in the German high command, of the preparations for the offensive, the progress of the operation, and the performance of the Wehrmacht. There are accounts of Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, head of the high command of the armed forces; Schramm, the keeper of the Wehrmacht’s war diary, transcripts of two of Hitler’s key speeches to his generals; and much more.

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Genres: History, World War II, Audiobook, Nonfiction, War, Military Fiction

264 pages, Paperback

First published February 2, 2016

About the author

Danny Parker is a life-long World War II historian with a strong focus on the Battle of the Bulge and it's major participants. He is a former research consultant the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff on the Battle of the Bulge. He has published numerous articles and books on the subject and has designed three simulation games on the Ardennes campaign. In addition to his study of World War II Mr. Parker is interested in Zen, low-energy housing and good coffee.

Reviews

[Henry · Rating 2 out of 5]

A great piece of scholarship, a horribly dry thing to read.

[brian cleveland · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Germany's Last Roll

In depth study of Hitler's pipedream of spliting the allied forces and forcing a negotiationed settlement of his western front so he could try to stop the Russian steamroller.

[Drpsychorat · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Battle of the Bulge from the High Command perspective. Interesting reading.

[Bobby Daugherty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, detail oriented book. Anyone not familiar with the people discussed will find this a dry read.

[Vann Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Standard reading for the Battle of the Bulge

[Ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

Can’t believe I hung in there and finished this one. Thanks to 2X speed on audible or I would have stopped.

[Yago de Artaza Paramo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The interviews transcripts from the german high command are excellent in order to understand the offensive purpose and mindset

[Bruce Cline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating. Quite refreshing to hear about this pivotal battle from the perspectives of various high ranking members of the losing army.

[George Polansky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives the German View, mostly from the high command. Heavy on the planning and logistics. A good read.