{"product_id":"the-key-to-the-bulge-stephen-rusiecki-9780275953027","title":"The Key to the Bulge: The Battle for Losheimergraben","description":"Major Rusiecki tells the story of a pitched and decisive battle that unhinged the German plan for a swift and successful counteroffensive in December 1944 (a battle that was the key to the counteroffensive later called the Battle of the Bulge). A lone regiment of the 99th U.S. Infantry Division, the 394th, successfully defended a critical road intersection, the Losheimergraben Crossroads, for 36 hours from 16 to 17 December 1944. This valiant defense incurred a delay from which the 6th SS Panzer Army, the main effort of Hitler's \u003ci\u003eWacht am Rhein\u003c\/i\u003e counteroffensive, could never recover. When the 394th finally withdrew on 17 December, the Germans already had to shift their focus farther south, to St. Vith and Bastogne, a move that sealed their eventual defeat. The battle for Losheimergraben is, in fact, the most significant action that occurred in the early hours of the Battle of the Bulge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Rusiecki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275953025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275953027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.35w x 0.81d","brand":"Stephen Rusiecki","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46401231487231,"sku":"9780275953027","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56520cd5-1ff6-4159-82b9-74ee1de3ad45.jpg?v=1733887119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-key-to-the-bulge-stephen-rusiecki-9780275953027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}