Battle of the Bulge

Based on a series of fascinating what-ifs posed by eleven leading military historians, this intriguing new alternate history reconstructs the moments during the Battle of the Bulge that could conceivably have altered the entire course of the Second World War and led to a German victory. Based on real battles, actions, and characters, each scenario has been carefully constructed to reveal how at points of decision a different choice or minor incident could have set in motion an entirely new train of events altering history forever. What if the Germans successfully prevented Patton from riding to the rescue at Bastogne? Or if the Allies had suffered a major setback at the Battle of the Bulge that allowed the Red Army to overrun Berlin and drive on to the Rhine? What if Hitler had not launched his massive gambit and instead, the Allies had progressed with the operations plan they had prior to the Bulge? These are some of the intriguing scenarios played out by leading authors.


Genre: Historical