Dissertation
The Ardennes Offensive, or Battle of the Bulge, took place from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, and stands as a testament to resolve against a determined enemy. Movies have been made and books written about the stand of the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne, Belgium, and the relief by General Patton’s 4th Armored Division. While the achievements of the 101st Airborne have been championed, the actions of the 109th, 110th and 112th Regiments of the 28th Infantry Division during the first few days of the Offensive get little attention from historians. My interest in this subject began when I was the Command Historian of the 28th Infantry Division. I travelled to Luxembourg and Belgium researching the actions of the 110th Infantry Regiment in delaying the initial German advance. I published The 110th Holds in the Ardennes: The Blunting of Hitler's Last Gamble and the Invasion of the Reich which detailed the heroic combat actions of 110th Infantry units in eight Luxembourg ...