To Michael and Mary Jane McManus, who made all of this possible.

To Charles W. Johnson, who taught and led like a great general.

To the infantry sergeants, lieutenants and captains of multiple generations who paid in blood, tears and anguish to teach us the lessons we all should heed.

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The Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTS) went in first.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0471739057, Hardcover)

At last, here is a book that tells the full story of the turning point in World War II’s Battle of the Bulge—the story of five crucial days in which small groups of American soldiers, some outnumbered ten to one, slowed the German advance and allowed the Belgian town of Bastogne to be reinforced. Alamo in the Ardennes provides a compelling, day-by-day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war.

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This is the powerful yet little-known story of the bloody delaying action fought by the 28th Infantry Division, elements of the 9th and 10th Armored Divisions, and other, smaller units. Outnumbered and outgunned, they made the Germans pay for every icy inch of ground they gained. It was their gallant efforts that allowed the 101st Airborne to reach and fully occupy Bastogne and prepare for the ferocious attack to come. Featuring numerous helpful maps and a complete list of the soldiers, local civilians, and German commanders whose actions it recounts, Alamo in the Ardennes provides a compelling, day by day account of this pivotal moment in America's greatest war.… (more)