For nearly a week, the sky over Bastogne had been sealed shut. Low clouds, snow, fog, and bitter winter weather had grounded Allied aircraft during the opening phase of the German Ardennes offensive.

Surrounded in Bastogne, the 101st Airborne faced freezing weather, German pressure, and shrinking supplies. Their defense of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The snow turned red," machine gunner Vincent Speranza recalled, as the hastily dug-in troops of the 101st Airborne Division ...

The Battle of the Bulge was the last German offensive of World War II, and the Siege of Bastogne the scene of a heroic defence by American paratroopers. Seventy-five years on, the Belgian town is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Howard Buford, 102, of Ventura, recalls his experiences fighting in World War II's Battle of the Bulge. Buford spoke during an ...

The Battle of the Bulge, the encirclement of Bastogne, and the 101st Airborne Division’s valiant stand are fixtures in the American popular history of the Second World War. While the 101st Airborne ...

Outside his window, rain threatened to turn to ice. “I thought we might be getting some Bastogne weather,” Paul Rogers said, standing in his Overland Park, Kan., living room but thinking back to his ...