A Blood-Dimmed Tide

Drawing on firsthand accounts by survivors of the bloody Battle of the Bulge, diaries, letters, and official documents, this study describes the events of the campaign, hardships faced by the soldiers, the battle's horrifying costs, and the controversy surrounding the campaign.

Auteur

Gerald Astor was a World War II veteran and award-winning journalist and historian whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, Playboy, and Esquire. He is also the author of Operation Iceberg: The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II and The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It. He made his home in Scarsdale, New York. He passed away on December 30, 2007.