The Ardennes 1944-1945: New book on the Battle of the Bulge

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The Ardennes 1944-1945: New book on the Battle of the Bulge

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Post by Christer Bergström » 29 Dec 2013, 19:32

In 2014, my new book on the Battle of the Bulge will be published in English:

The Ardennes: Hitler's Winter Offensive 1944-1945.

Over 500 pages, large size, hard cover, over 400 illustrations - many never previously published. Astonishing new facts about the Ardennes Battle will be revealed! This is a book on top of everything previously written on the Battle of the Bulge!

English edition due to be published in December 2014

The Swedish edition was printed in 3,000 copies in late August 2013, and was sold out in four months. A second edition will now be printed.

I have now launched the English website on this book:

http://www.bergstrombooks.se/englishindex.htm

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Post by krichter33 » 30 Dec 2013, 03:32

Looks really interesting! I own quite a lot of your books on the aviation aspect of the war, so I'm really interested by this book on the battle.


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Post by Christer Bergström » 30 Dec 2013, 13:47

krichter33 wrote:Looks really interesting! I own quite a lot of your books on the aviation aspect of the war, so I'm really interested by this book on the battle.
Well, my new book "The Ardennes 1944-1945" also covers the air war, although the focus is on the ground war. There are some absolutely new material on Operation Bodenplatte which I have dug up from obscure places where they have been hidden in archives etc. For instance, a new light on some of the Allied losses will be shed. But most of the absolutely new stuff (there is quite some) in this book, deals with the ground war, of course. I say no more, but maybe you can ask some Swedish reader to reveal what I am talking about. :milwink:

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Post by Marcus » 30 Dec 2013, 18:45

A post on the Luftwaffe Railroad interdiction during June, July, August 1942 was split off into a new thread.

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Post by krichter33 » 30 Dec 2013, 20:12

I'll definitely buy the book, but in the meantime...any Swedish readers out there who can fill me in on the new stuff??? ;)

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Post by Christer Bergström » 31 Dec 2013, 17:49

krichter33 wrote:I'll definitely buy the book, but in the meantime...any Swedish readers out there who can fill me in on the new stuff??? ;)
Here's a review on English on the Swedish edition of the forthcoming English book "The Ardennes 1944-1945: Hitler's Winter Offensive".
The battle of the Bulge in a new light!
By kim worsch on December 4, 2013
This is a heavy book, both in weight and in contents. It has the usual Bergström approach of telling both side of the story in great detail both strategic and tactical. He dare to challenge many of the myths of the battle and corrects many “facts” originating from both post war German accounts and books mainly portraying the allied side. For example the German “fuel crisis” and the myth that they didn’t have enough fuel at the start of the offensive is laid to rest and are explained more as transport difficulties and as a result of the Allied air force later in the campaign. He finds praise and critique on both sides. The badly lead 6th SS Panzer Army is a prime example as well as the failure of allied intelligence in foretelling the offensive but also commends the German side in organizing and preparing the attack. The all important efforts by the allied air forces in stopping the German offensive is described in great detail but also the German defensive successes after the liberation of Bastogne when the battle “ended” in many English written accounts..

A nice selection of photographs from both sides is included but the captions a rather sparse like “A panzer attacks through the snow”. The author confirms the difficulties in obtaining genuine photographs (mostly German) from the battle. Therefore he includes other photos, mostly from the eastern front, but in the same type of setting and from the same time. Also included are colour profiles of both planes and ground vehicles by the renowned artist Claes Sundin. At the end of the book is several appendixes covering strength reports, vehicle casualties and ToEs. This book is for now only availably in Swedish but will hopefully be translated to English in the near future. Highly recommended for all how wants to get hand on a solid reference work that highlights this epic battle in a new light.
http://www.amazon.com/Ardennerna-1944-1 ... 916372958X
My book is, and probably will continue to be, self-published. So any help to spread the word would be greatly appreciated. :milsmile:

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Post by krichter33 » 01 Jan 2014, 03:37

...Now I really want to buy this book!!! Based on the review, there are definitely things I haven't heard of yet! I already posted on the Wehrmacht awards forum and feldgrau about the new book. I always love alerting others about great new histories!

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Post by B Hellqvist » 06 Jan 2014, 00:41

I own the Swedish edition of the book (signed by the author, no less!), and while I haven't had the time to read it (only browse it a bit), it is an impressive work and certainly no coffee-table treatment of the battle. The layout and design is clear and uncluttered, with plenty of maps. The bibliography and list of sources go on for several pages. One would think that the Battle of the Bulge is all too well-trodden ground, but this book might show that there's more to discover.

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Post by jeger » 16 Jan 2014, 12:24

Ref, New book on "The battle of the B " is to me an ever lasting story.Recommended reading is also " Bn 99th (Norwegian)US Army" by Gerd Nyquist, it is available both in English and Norwegian. Good reading!
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Post by Christer Bergström » 02 Apr 2014, 18:44

jeger wrote:Ref, New book on "The battle of the B " is to me an ever lasting story.Recommended reading is also " Bn 99th (Norwegian)US Army" by Gerd Nyquist, it is available both in English and Norwegian. Good reading!
Jeger
Yes, that's a very good book which I used as a reference when I wrote my book. :milsmile:

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Post by Christer Bergström » 02 Apr 2014, 18:45

The English website on the forthcoming English edition of the book 'The Ardennes 1944-1945: Hitler's Winter Offensive' has been substantially updated with lots of new information on the book!

http://www.bergstrombooks.se/ardenneseng.htm
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Post by Felix C » 04 Apr 2014, 15:05

Highest compliments in producing this title. Visited your site...do you think some of the chapter excerpts might be available in English soon?

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Post by Christer Bergström » 27 Apr 2014, 02:37

Felix C wrote:Highest compliments in producing this title. Visited your site...do you think some of the chapter excerpts might be available in English soon?

They are now. :milsmile:

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Post by steve248 » 11 May 2014, 18:26

There is a little known episode in the Ardennes offensive, that is about the Sicherpolizei und des SD Einsatzgruppen K and L.
They didn't do a great deal, like previous Sipo/SD Einsatzgruppen in the Czech, Polish, Russian and Slovak Einsatzgryuppen they were organized but the military defeat of the German military offernsive stopped them from doing muvh apart from being shot up by marauding Allied aircraft.

See my essay in: Martin Cüppers/Jürgen Matthäus/Andrej Angrick (eds.), "Naziverbrechen. Täter, Taten, Bewältigungsversuche", WBG Darmstadt, 2013.

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Post by B Hellqvist » 15 Oct 2014, 23:11

Just bumping this to say that the book has been available in English for a couple of weeks now.

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