{"product_id":"book-bvhi","title":"Betrayal at Little Gibraltar","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid, thrilling, and impeccably researched  account of America's bloodiest battle ever-World War I's Meuse-Argonne  Offensive-and the 100-year-old cover-up at its heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The year is 1918. German engineers have fortified Montfaucon, a rocky  butte in northern France, with bunkers, tunnels, trenches, and a  top-secret observatory capable of directing artillery shells across the  battlefield. Following a number of unsuccessful attacks, the  French deem Montfaucon impregnable and dub it the Little Gibraltar of  the Western Front. Capturing it is a key to success for AEF Commander-in-Chief John J. Pershing's 1.2 million troops. But a betrayal  of Americans by Americans results in a bloody debacle. Now William T.  Walker tells the full story in his masterful \u003ci\u003eBetrayal at Little Gibraltar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn  the assault on Montfaucon, American forces become bogged down, a delay  that cost untold lives as the Germans defended their lofty positions  without mercy. Years of archival research demonstrate that the actual  cause of the delay was the disobedience of a senior American officer,  Major General Robert E. Lee Bullard, who subverted orders to assist the  US 79th Division. The result was unnecessary slaughter of American  doughboys and preclusion of plans to end the war early. Although several  officers learned of the circumstances, Pershing protected Bullard-an  old friend and fellow West Point graduate-by covering up the story. The  true account of the battle that cost 122,000 American casualties was  almost lost to time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetrayal at Little Gibraltar\u003c\/i\u003e tells the  vivid human stories of the soldiers who fought to capture the giant  fortress and push the American advance. Using unpublished first-person  accounts, Walker describes the horrors of World War I combat, the  sacrifices of the doughboys, and the determined efforts of two  participants to pierce the cover-up and solve the mystery of  Montfaucon. Like Stephen Ambrose and S. C. Gwynne, Walker writes  compelling popular history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49301240676656,"sku":"BDbvhi","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49301240709424,"sku":"ZEbvhi","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49301240742192,"sku":"ZMbvhi","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bvhi-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775806680","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bvhi","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}