Those Who Hold Bastogne

With a British accent and a tone stoicism and empathy, John Lee narrates this account of the Battle of the Bulge (December 16, 1944-January 25, 1945). In this battle thousands of German troops and hundreds of Panzer tanks made one last desperate attack on Allied positions to try to push them away from the German border. It was in and around the small town of Bastogne, Belgium, where the Americans made their stand and stopped the Nazis in their tracks, but not without considerable loss of both military and civilian lives. Lee delivers the many personal, vivid, and sometimes grisly accounts with building dramatic tension to the point where the listener will breathe a sigh of relief and cheer when General Patton's reinforcements finally arrive. B.P. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine