The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler's desperate last gamble that American solders, deprived of their usual numerical superiority, would quickly panic and crumble. He lost his gamble, but how close he came is still subject to dispute. Task Force Lone Bandit presents one explanation: with everything collapsing around them, a few American solders simply swallowed their panic and hung on.
About the author...
The author, Robert S. Billings, is Professor Emeritus of American Literature, California State University, Fresno.