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The tide has suddenly turned in the war in Europe on December 16, 1944. The hard-hit German Army has secretly assembled a massive force. They slam through woods in Belgium-Luxemburg and hit the Allies with a steel fist. In the middle of one of the coldest winters in history, the front line is buckling. The enormous bulge in Allied lines gives the battle its name. The 101st Airborne Division and elements of Patton's 10th Armored Division are rushed to stop the onslaught. In the town of Bastogne, the Germans surround the Americans and begin to tighten the noose. It looks like no one can relieve them until the Americans send in their most aggressive warrior--George S. Patton--to beat back the enemy assault with the best machine in his arsenal--the M-4 Sherman tank.SimilarProduct
Customer reviews
Not Just Another War Story 
by .. J. Biscoe ()
Excellent. As a student of history, this video showed scenes, images and points of view that held your interest and added to my knowledge of WWII. From studying different venues such as literature, movies, speeches, this video provided another piece of the puzzle.
inadequate production 
by .. xraylionel (Houston TX)
I've seen other movies of the Battle Of The Bulge that were much better.
This DVD seems like a put together of a weekly series, where each episode starts with the last few minutes of the previous episode.
Its mixsture of shots of Patton and shots of actors who played Patton but didn't resemble Patton was terrible.
The narrative mentions some of the short commings of the Sherman tank. These can be attributed to the designers and the overpriced help in Washington. It didn't mention other worse problems. The tank had a very high profile, insufficient armour, inadequate artillery, and worst of all it used an aircraft engine that used high octane gasoline. All the Germans had to do was aim for the gas tank and BOOM!
I spite of his personal shortcomings, Patton was an outstanding General. Without him, the war in France would have lasted much longer.