The Battle of the Bulge: A Montana Perspective

The Battle of the Bulge was the largest land battle in U.S. history a battle that cost the United States 20000 lives and stopped the last German offensive of World War II. The authors both residents of Helena Montana studied the history of this battle and walked the critical sectors of the battlefield examining examples of American heroism and looking for evidence of involvement by Montanans. Their objective was to better understand this significant battle and how our soldiers managed to stop an enemy steamroller overcoming their fears while outnumbered more than three-to-one. This book examines the eleven critical junctures of the battle and includes personal stories of Montana veterans.