Hitler\'s Last Christmas: The Day the Entire Mighty 8th Air Force Entered the Battle of the Bulge provides an account of the history and results of the largest aerial bombing mission ever.
Until Hitler\'s Last Christmas , the story of their most memorable mission had never been told in print..
These participants encouraged him to write this book.
Kilburg, Jr., himself sits on the board of the 487th Bomb Group Association, whose members composed the lead formation of the 2046 heavy bombers dispatched that Christmas Eve in 1944.
Kilburg, Jr., has a direct connection to the event through his father, who was the lead bombardier and received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his action that day.
Author Donald F.
The Germans were forced back to the east side of the Rhine River in what would be their final retreat in a war that would end with Hitler\'s suicide and Germany\'s surrender just a few months later.
The story begins with Hitler\'s surprise Last ground offensive, the Ardennes Offensive, and then details the Allies\' response: the dramatic immobilization of air bases, rail yards, stock, and the destruction of bridges and supply facilities.
Hitler\'s Last Christmas: The Day the Entire Mighty 8th Air Force Entered the Battle of the Bulge provides an account of the history and results of the largest aerial bombing mission ever
