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The Battle of the Bulge: Britain's Untold Story (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two) Kindle Edition

by Charles Whiting (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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An eye-opening account of the forgotten involvement of British soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge.

An ideal book for readers of Max Hastings, James Holland and Patrick Bishop.

The Battle of the Bulge in history books is often described as America’s Gettysburg of the 20th century. Yet, in the snows of the Ardennes forests in December 1944 and January 1945 many thousands of British soldiers helped their comrades in arms in one of the most important battles of the war.

So why has the British contribution at the Bulge so often been overlooked?

Charles Whiting’s brilliant study utilises eyewitness accounts from British, American and German soldiers and Belgian civilians to set the record straight and tell the true story of the role the British played in this key battle, and the hard fighting and suffering they had to endure.

The Battle of the Bulge: Britain’s Untold Story unearths the contribution that the young British men made in the fight against the Nazi in the Ardennes as well as the politicking that occurred behind the scenes that has caused their efforts to be overlooked for so long.

‘We went, we fought, we died. Then we came back and started all over again. Nobody told us much about why we went, nor really much about what we had done in the Ardennes. We were like a lot of khaki ghosts.’ Ted Smith, formerly of the decimated 1st Battalion, East Lancashires
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C1C86VJ5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books (July 2, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 2, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.4 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 323 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0D4MLXGX3
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  • Julian S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great and engaging read!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2024
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    Really enjoyed the book. It was very captivating, and well paced. Hard to put it down. Interesting to learn the story of the British at the Battle of the Bulge. Highly recommend it.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting counter to American myopia.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023
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    In my school years I was a math/science major.... history never piqued any particular interest. I read what was necessary ... which of course was the American version of WWII with American's sanitized heroes, villians, and "accompanying characters". Many years later, when I was able retire, I took up reading with a passion and I've spent the last two years reading novels and historical and biographical accounts of WWII. This book, written by a British author, gave me a much more thorough insight into this one particular battle, the battle of the bulge. I was taught the Patton, despite warts, was God-like.... This author's view is quite different. This book widened my myopic view.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2024
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    A very good book about a subject that isn't really discussed. The authors opinions in this book aren't the first time I've read about the efficiency of the American generals of the ETO of WWII. Otherwise thus book was quite the eye opener which made me sit up and piqued my interest regarding this topic of WWII.
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  • John C. Condray
    3.0 out of 5 stars Some Good Stories, but With An Axe to Grind
    Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2023
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    I will say this; the author doesn’t pretend to be objective. He says right up front that his goal is to right the wrong of the overlooking of the UK troops that fought in the Battle of the Bulge. A worthwhile objective!

    But he clearly has an axe to grind, particularly with the U.S, Army brass. No unsourced salacious rumor goes unreported, often stated simply as fact. He occasionally tips his cap to the GI’s performance in winning the battle, but virtually every time he describes an incident involving individual Americans they are portrayed negatively. His only mention of African-American GI is a cringey, Amos & Andy portrayal of a black driver (complete with cartoon accent and bulging, rolling eyes) driving his vehicle dangerously in a panicked escape. There were African-American troops, including an armored unit (761st Tank Battalion) and artillery unit (333rd Artillery) that fought with distinction in the Bulge.

    But he doesn’t really pretend to be a historian. As a collection of stories that have been largely overlooked in the USA, it’s worth reading. But his gossipy attacks and his lack of historical perspective (it would be much more accurate to place the “changing of the guard” at the Cairo or Tehran conferences than the Battle of the Bulge) keep it from being anything more than that.
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  • Michael Reese
    4.0 out of 5 stars British WIN the Battle of the Bulge.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2015
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    This book is the British view of how Montgomery defeated the German December 16, 1944 offensive in the Ardennes we call the Battle of the Bulge. This is a one sided and somewhat warped viewpoint of how the battle evolved and how the U.S. Command, in the author's viewpoint, disintegrated except for Patton. Patton who was ready for the German offensive shifted his army 90 degrees and attacked with three divisions within 24 hours. His attack was "poorly planned and executed" resulting in his failure to reach Bastogne by Christmas (contact was made the day after). This book presents an argument that Montgomery's military handling of US forces put under him due to the splitting of the US front by the German offensive was the only reason the Germans were stopped. As far as I can tell what Montgomery did was approve withdrawal of 7th Armored and the other US units in St. Vith, put British troops on the Meuse River to guard the bridges where 4 British tanks stopped a German probe driving back the Germans thus saving the bridges. Meanwhile US forces, notably the 2nd Armored, counterattacked against Montgomery's orders and whopped 2nd Panzer Division at which time Montgomery took credit for the successful attack. 101st Airborne according to Montgomery allowed itself to be uselessly surrounded in Bastogne which was the hub of the road network in 5th Panzer Army's sector. The German lack of supply doesn't seem to have been affected by having no good roads. The RAF also made a bombing attack which completely stopped the second German wave. Good book just for the viewpoint. Reminds me a bit of Montgomery's memoirs.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars The battle of the bulge like I have ever heard before
    Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024
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    I really enjoyed this book iihaveseen the movies and read many books on this battle but this book revealed aspects I have never heard before. As the book says, some aspects are best left unsaid, Particularly to the general public during the war. It was written by a Brit but doesn’t really sound like it is.
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  • Gary Archer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely outstanding work
    Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
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    Finally a complete picture of the battle from an outstanding writer. Concise and informative, fills in so many holes in the history of one of the most painful episodes of the war in Europe.
    For the average reader of the day this will be an eye opening read, not only did US intelligence fail badly in detecting the German offensive, but the reaction of US 1st & 3rd armies leadership was abysmal. This should be mandatory reading for anyone with an interest in the battles in Europe.
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  • Amazon Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars Not a great book
    Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023
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    I've some of Whiting's other books and liked them, but this one is a miss. As other reviewers have pointed out Whiting spends too much time criticising practically everyone, and not enough time describing what the actual role of British troops was and what they did.
    A missed opportunity to provide an insight into the Battle of the Bulge outside of the "standard text".
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  • Pete
    5.0 out of 5 stars I have read few history book on this battle
    Reviewed in Canada on February 2, 2025
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    This book had a lot facts I was not aware of a good read if u want the hole story
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  • RR Waller
    5.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Edition
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2024
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    Although I know they are very good, I am not a great fan of Kindles or other computer based books but my original order of the hardback “was lost” and a second copy could not be obtained.

    Having recently read numerous books on or around the Battle of the Bulge, I was very curious to not this was presenting a view more form the British perspective, a view not often mentioned as, naturally, most attention to given to the 101st and Patton’s drive north. (One fact I found fascinating I had ne ver heard before was that both Patton and Montgomery had considered the likelihood of a Nazi offensive in that region and had made plans over a week before the Nazi drive west. This made Patton’s rapid drive north more understandable.)

    Montgomery’s part in the Battle of the Bulge is not often mentioned. For anyone interested, this book makes his vital role clear.

    This book is a well-researched insight into this famous campaign and reveals many facts usually left unmentioned in American perspective’s, e.g. Band of Brothers.

    Recommended.
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  • Bri
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good value and worth reading
    Reviewed in Italy on August 20, 2023
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    There are some interesting details in this book but it is packed with names, numbers and dates and sometimes gets a little confusing.
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  • Craig Dandeaux
    5.0 out of 5 stars How propaganda can win “any” war the politicians want it to.
    Reviewed in Australia on August 27, 2023
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    This analysis uses army troop movements to record which army was where in the Ardens forest from December 16th 1944 to 30th January 1945 and it might not be what you expect or want to read.
    Americas, European “Gettysburg” was not what America has believed it was for the last 80 years.
    It shows just how self interest of powerful politicians and Generals who are “would be” politicians can distort and actually totally corrupt the truth to their own ends.
    And “who pays” for their self indulgence, the Infantry, as usual, the boots on the ground men who made it happen, be they British or American.
    Always was, always will be, ask any any soldier from any war.
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  • Robert E. Rushton
    3.0 out of 5 stars An important historical perspective.
    Reviewed in Canada on February 2, 2024
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    I am glad to see this part of history not being swept under the rug. As is the case with so many large projects and particularly those with political considerations, reporting can be biased. In this case the Battle of the Bulge could have ended much differently with major consequences for the allies. Thanks for making the effort to inform the world and set the record straight.
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