Frederick Boucher takes us through the pages of "Operation NORDWIND 1945, Hitler’s Last Offensive in the West", a new release from Osprey Publishing and authored by Steven J. Zaloga.

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This is a well written and researched history of a largely ignored campaign. The BOB, although admittidly potentially more damaging to the Allies, gets all the glory.

Good review. Thanks.

Hi Fredrick,

Thanks, a worthy read by the sound of it.

Al

Nordwind was a hell of a fight and there are few accounts ( I refuse to count Charles Whiting's sneering calumny as history) .There were a lot of brand new U.S. Infantry outfits thrown into this , and they fought like tigers . 6th Army Group was constantly shafted by Ike and his irrational hatred of Jake Devers. Too bad, they did miracles with very little