This month Panzerwrecks have produced their third in the popular
series of “duel in the Mist” – with many not before seen photographs in large
format and typically informative text we preview just what is included in this
new volume…
Duel in the Mist Vol.3
The Leibstandarte during the Ardennes Offensive
Author: Simon
Vosters, Timm Haasler and Hans Weber
Language: English
text
Format: Hardcover,
8.5" x 11"
Pages: 272
Photos: 110 B+W
wartime photos
Maps: several in colour
Publisher: Panzerwrecks
Publishing, UK
ISBN: 978-0-9898459-1-5
Price: $54.95/ £36.99
/€43.65
Duel in the Mist Vol. 3 tells the stories of three explosive
Kampfgruppen - Peiper, Hansen and Knittel - during the Ardennes Offensive in
December 1944, starting with the battles against the American engineers at
Trois-Ponts and continuing through the fighting for Stoumont, La Gleize,
Borgoumont and surrounding areas on 22nd December.
Thousands of original records and photographs, plus
interviews with surviving participants, have been distilled into this most
densely detailed - and accurate - moment-by-moment account of the fighting to
date. The authors take you into the foxholes, cellars and command posts as
American and German tank forces on the outside parry and thrust for bridges and
breakthroughs.
Chapters:
Part I: Prequel
1. Engineers in the
way
2. Events at
Trois-Ponts, Dec. 17th-18th 1944
3. The bridge at
Neufmoulin, Dec. 18th 1944
4. Events at
Trois-Ponts, Dec. 19th-21st 1944
5. North of the
Amble`ve River, Dec. 21st 1944
Part II: December 22nd 1944
6. Endgame in
Stoumont
7. How to break that
thing?
8. Taking that place
9. Move on!
10. A castle turned
into a hospital
11. Consolidating
positions
12. The Germans in La
Gleize
13. With the
Americans east of La Gleize
14. A break in the
battle
15. A cornered beast
16. Task Force
McGeorge enters La Gleize
17. 505th PIR
defending the Salm Line
18. The bridge
incident
19. Squeezing
Kampfgruppe Knittel
20. Surprise!
Kampfgruppe Hansen strikes back
21. Confusion west of
Stavelot
22. Counterattack at
Coo
23. At the end of the
day
Appendix 1. Tank
crews of SS-Panzer Regiment 1 and s.SS-Pz.Abt. 501
Vehicles included in Duel
in the Mist 3 are: Tiger II, Panther
Ausf.G, Panther Steel Wheels, Pz.Kpfw.IV, Pz.IV/70(V), Hummel, Flakpanzer
Wirbelwind, Grille Ausf.M, Sd.Kfz.251/1, Sd.Kfz.251/3, Sd.Kfz.251/7, Sd.Kfz.251/9,
Sd.Kfz.251/17, Sd.Kfz.251/21, Sd.Kfz.10/5, M4A3 Sherman, M7 HMC, M12 GMC, M4
High Speed Tractor, M4A1 Mortar Carrier
Duel in the Mist 3 also provides a full overview of the
tanks and crews of SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 and s.SS-Pz. Abt.501 during the
Offensive.
This book is now
available to pre-order from the Panzerwrecks
site for $54.95/ £36.99/ €43.65 (Shipping starts 30 April.)