America’s curiosity about elite military units is greater than ever in today’s crisis-ridden world. And while numerous books have examined the various elite forces,Bunker Hill to Bastogne goes much fu
This is a reprint of the original 1994 edition in which Koskimaki incorporates contributions by 530 soldiers who were on the ground or in the air for the defense of Bastogne. Koskimaki's is the first
This book is designed to help travelers find their way around the historical sites in Bastogne. The book concentrates on Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division. The book also includes backgr
Osprey's second title examining the Battle of the Bulge, which was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). When the attack in the north by 6th Panzer Army
Stating that "an elite formation is one which believes itself to be superior, is so viewed by peer formations in its own army and likewise by that army's commanders, and above all, is perceived to be
The author, a member of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division, describes his experiences in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge and the close combat under difficult winter conditions
Describes the battle of Christmas morning, 1944, when a small group of American soldiers fought to defend Bastogne, a small Belgian town that was key in Hitler's plan to alter the trajectory of the wa
