Hitler’s Final Seige

By Lawrence Cortesi

In the thick forest of Ardennes, the Germans plotted their most vicious offensive…

Lulling the Allies into confidence with a few quick defeats, the Nazis marshalled every German soldier, tank, gun and aircraft available and prepared for a sharp, forceful attack guaranteed to obliterate the Allies.

But the overambitious effort backfired. With the tenacity of true patriotism, the Allies refused to budge, and even when completely surrounded, continued to fight rather than concede defeat. Faced with Allied determination and courage, the blitzkrieg stretched into a sustained, bloody battle-and gave the Allies a fighting chance…

Lawrence Cortesi was an American school teacher and prolific writer, who published multiple books, often telling history as a story in his trademark style. Born on August 6, 1923, he married Frances Barringer and had four children. He died on October 12, 1987.