Contributions by 530 soldiers who were on the ground or in the air
over Bastogne, including 101st Airborne, Armour, Tank Destroyer, Army Air Force,
and others. Firsthand accounts from the men who fought on the ground and in the
air over Bastogne. The Battered Bastards of Bastogne is
the product of contributions by 530 soldiers who were on the ground or in the
air over Bastogne. They lived and made this history and
much of it is told in their own words.
The material contributed by these men of the 101st Airborne Division,
the Armour, Tank Destroyer, Army Air Force, and others is tailored meticulously
by the author and placed on the historical framework known to most students of
the Battle of
the Bulge.
Pieces of a jigsaw puzzle nearly 60 years old come together in this
book, when memories related by one soldier fit with those of another unit or
group pursuing the battle from another nearby piece of
terrain.
