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Battle of the Bulge [The Young Readers Adaptation] Spiral-Bound | 2016-06-28

Rick Atkinson

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Adapted for younger readers from his bestselling The Guns at Last Light, this is a captivating historical exploration of the Battle of the Bulge from Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Rick Atkinson.

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."

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 author's clear and accessible prose, as well as the many fascinating facts, photographs, and statistics.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 1250079918
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches
D-Day:

"You can't just tell kids that history is cool; you have to prove it, and Atkinson does." -Steve Sheinkin, The New York Times Book Review

"Atkinson seats readers at the secret meetings of the Allied commanders, ejects them with paratroopers over the foggy French countryside . . . . a grand and historically significant tale told with dash and authority."-Kirkus Reviews

Rick Atkinson is the bestselling author of D-Day and the Liberation Trilogy. His many awards include a Pulitzer Prize for history, a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, the 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. liberationtrilogy.com