945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Reception: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Event: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public. Register today to join us in person or to view the event online.
Join us in conversation with Anthony Tucker-Jones, author of Hitler’s Winter: The German Battle of the Bulge, which draws on new research to provide a fresh perspective on one of the most famous battles of World War II.
A reception 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. will precede the event, and Tucker-Jones will sign copies of his book following the presentation. Preorder a copy of Hitler’s Winter: The German Battle of the Bulge here.
For additional information, please email Connie Gentry, Conference and Programs Specialist, at connie.gentry@nationalww2museum.org.
About Hitler’s Winter: The German Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive in the West. Launched in the depths of winter to neutralize the overwhelming Allied air superiority, three German armies attacked through the Ardennes, the weakest part of the American lines, with the aim of splitting the Allied armies and seizing the vital port of Antwerp, Belgium, within a week.
It was a tall order, as the Panzers had to get across the Our, Amblève, Ourthe, and Meuse rivers. The desperate battle became a race against time and the elements that the Germans would eventually lose. But Hitler's dramatic counterattack did succeed in catching the Allies off guard in what became the largest and bloodiest battle fought by US forces during the war
In this book, Anthony Tucker-Jones tells the story of the battle from the German point of view, from the experiences of the infantrymen and panzer crews fighting on the ground in the Ardennes to the operational decisions of senior commanders such as SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Josef "Sepp" Dietrich and General Hasso von Manteuffel that would decide the fate of the offensive.
About the Author
Anthony Tucker-Jones, a former intelligence officer, is a highly prolific writer and military historian with well over 50 books to his name. His work has also been published in an array of magazines and online. He regularly appears on television and radio commenting on current and historical military matters.
