Battle of the Bulge [The Young Readers Adaptation]
Square Fish
Available: 06/28/16
5.42 x 8.3 · 272 pages
Ages 8-12 years
9781250079916
CDN $28.50
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December 16, 1944. In the frozen forests of the Ardennes, a surprise attack by the German army on American Allied forces launched the long, hard slog that was the Battle of the Bulge. Sir Winston Churchill called it the greatest American battle of the war and . . . an ever-famous American victory."
In clear and accessible prose, World War II historian, Pulitzer Prize winner, and New York Times -bestselling author Rick Atkinson skillfully navigates the attacks, counterattacks, advances, and retreats of this terrible bloodbath. Whether history buffs or newcomers to the topic, young readers will appreciate the many fascinating facts, photographs, and statistics included in this book, and thrill in this real-life account of victory against all odds.
This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.
Rick Atkinsonis the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy - An Army at Dawn (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History), The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light - as well as The Long Gray Line and other books. His many additional awards include a Pulitzer Prize in journalism, a George Polk Award, and the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award. A former staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post, he lives in Washington, D.C.
