{"product_id":"books-a-time-for-trumpets-by-charles-b-macdonald","title":"A Time for Trumpets","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn December 16, 1944, the vanguard of three German armies, totaling half a million men, attacked U.S. forces in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, achieveing what had been considered impossible -- total surprise. In the most abysmal failure of battlefield intelligence in the history of the U.S. Army, 600,000 American soldiers found themselves facing Hitler's last desperate effort of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brutal confrontation that ensued became known as the Battle of the Bulge, the greatest battle ever fought by the U.S. Army -- a triumph of American ingenuity and dedication over an egregious failure in strategic intelligence. \u003cem\u003eA Time for Trumpets\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive account of this dramatic victory, told by one of America's most respected military historians, who was also an eyewitness: MacDonald commanded a rifle company in the Battle of the Bulge. His account of this unique battle is exhaustively researched, honestly recounted, and movingly authentic in its depiction of hand-to-hand combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMingling firsthand experience with the insights of a distinguished historian, MacDonald places this profound human drama unforgettably on the landscape of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53506984280337,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780688039233.jpg?v=1778119431","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-a-time-for-trumpets-by-charles-b-macdonald","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}