Peter M. Hanrahan follows the untested 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division, into its first combat near Flamierge, northwest of Bastogne, in January 1945.

Drawn largely from unpublished personal accounts, it tells how the paratroopers took the ridge against dug-in German armor and artillery without tank support, at heavy cost.

Hardcover. Stackpole Books.