It was the greatest single battle the U.
S.
Eisenhower, a West Point graduate, a retired Ar.
As son of the supreme commander Dwight D.
The Allied generals had to rally beaten, dispirited troops in the face of an attack they had never dreamed possible.
A study in command, from generals to squad leaders, The Bitter Woods follows von Runstedt, Dietrich, and of course Hitler, as closely as the Americans.
More than a million GIs were involved and nearly 80,000 became casualties.
Army ever fought.
It was the greatest single battle the U.
S