Osprey Campaign 115 : St Vith and the Northern Shoulder (1) 1944 : Battle of the Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II. The Ardennes fighting was Hitler's last gamble on the Western Front, crippling the Wehrmacht for the remainder of the war. In the first of two books on the Ardennes campaign Steven Zaloga details the fighting in the northern sector around St. Vith and the Elsenborn Ridge. Sixth Panzer Army, containing the bulk of German Panzer strength, was expected to achieve the breakthrough here. It was the failure around St Vith that forced the Germans to look south towards Bastogne. Text by Steven J Zaloga with illustrations by Howard Gerrard.

Contents

• Origins of the Campaign
• Chronology
• Opposing Commanders
• Opposing Armies
• The Campaign
• Aftermath
• The Battlefield Today
• Further Reading
• Index