What happens when a 26-year-old major, fresh out of Georgetown, is asked to lead a few hundred American soldiers against a massive onslaught of enemy forces?
It's one of many stories told in a new book by UMR historian John McManus. The book gives an account of Dec. 16-20, 1944, before the legendary 101st Airborne Division arrived. "Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible" hits bookstores March 5.
Pick up the book or read more about the story in World War II magazine here.
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