On December 16, 1944, the vanguard of three German armies, totaling half a million men, attacked U.
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In the most aby. forces in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg. -- New York Times Book Review On December 16, 1944, German troops attacked U.
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Combines an historian\'s detachment and precision with the personal feeling of a man who was there.
Army, he devoted the next five years to writing A Time for Trumpets.
After retiring in 1979 as Deputy Chief Historian, U.
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After the war, he wrote the World War II classic Company Commander.
Macdonald served in four European campaigns and received the Purple Heart and the Silver Star.
The late Charles B.
Army.
Mingling firsthand experience with the insights of a distinguished historian, Macdonald brings to life the greatest Battle fought by the U.
S.
In A Time for Trumpets, he presents an exhaustively researched, honestly recounted, and movingly authentic account of this crucial moment in history.
Macdonald fought in the Battle of the Bulge as an infantry commander.
Historian Charles B.
The brutal confrontation that ensued became known as the Battle of the Bulge.
In the most abysmal failure of battlefield intelligence in the hiStory of the Army, the Americans were taken completely by surprise by Hitler\'s last desperate attempt to win the war. forces in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg.
On December 16, 1944, German troops attacked U.
S.
His account of this unique Battle is exhaustively researched, honestly recounted, and movingly authentic in its depiction of hand-to-hand combat.
Mingling firsthand experience with the insights of a distinguished historian, Macdonald places this profound human drama unforgettably on the landscape of history.
A Time for Trumpets is the definitive account of this dramatic victory, told by one of America\'s most respected military historians, who was also an eyewitness: Macdonald commanded a rifle company in the Battle of the Bulge.
Army -- a triumph of American ingenuity and dedication over an egregious failure in strategic intelligence.
Army, 600,000 American soldiers found themselves facing Hitler\'s last desperate effort of the war.
The brutal confrontation that ensued became known as the Battle of the Bulge, the greatest Battle ever fought by the U.
S.
In the most abysmal failure of battlefield intelligence in the hiStory of the U.
S. forces in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, achieveing what had been considered impossible -- total surprise.
On December 16, 1944, the vanguard of three German armies, totaling half a million men, attacked U.
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