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The longest winter the Battle of the Bulge and the epic story of WWII's most decorated platoon

Recounts events surrounding the 1944-45 Battle of the Bulge in Ardennes, France, during World War II, and the plight of eighteen men of a single platoon who were captured and survived in German POW camps through the end of the war.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kershaw, Alex
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2004.
Edition:	1st Da Capo Press ed.
Subjects:	Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945. United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 394th. > Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon. World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States. World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German. Prisoners and prisons > Germany > History. Prisoners and prisons > United States > History.
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Summary:	Recounts events surrounding the 1944-45 Battle of the Bulge in Ardennes, France, during World War II, and the plight of eighteen men of a single platoon who were captured and survived in German POW camps through the end of the war.
Physical Description:	xi, 326 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-317) and index.
ISBN:	0306813041 9781606712016
Author Notes:	Alex Kershaw is the author of the widely acclaimed and bestselling books The Bedford Boys , The Longest Winter , and The Few , and two biographies: Jack London and Blood and Champagne: The Life and Times of Robert Capa . He lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.