December 1944: Deep in the Ardennes forest, a platoon of eighteen men under the command of twenty-year-old lieutenant Lyle Bouck huddle in their foxholes. Under attack and vastly outnumbered, they repulse three German assaults in a fierce day-long battle, killing over five hundred Germans. Only when Bouck's men run out of ammunition do they surrender. As POWs, Bouck's platoon experience an ordeal far worse than combat: trigger-happy German guards, Allied bombing raids, and a daily ration of thin soup. Somehow, the men of Bouck's platoon all miraculously survive. Alex Kershaw brings to life the story of America's most decorated small unit of the war, and one of the most inspiring stories in American history.
The Longest Winter
The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon
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Release date
January 3, 2017 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780792741176
- File size: 279545 KB
- Duration: 09:42:23
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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THE LONGEST WINTER brings the 18 brave men of a WWII platoon to life as they fight a fierce battle in which they kill 500 Germans. When captured, the heroes suffer severe hardships--such as soup made from insects and intractable diarrhea--in a German POW camp. Since the story moves back and forth between conversations of American and German troops, some German accents would help indicate when the enemy is speaking. Nonetheless, Grover Gardner, sounding inspired and involved, inflects the narrative with a vitality suited to the changing scenes. History lovers can look forward to a story not told in audio before. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
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