May All Your Christmases be White

It may have been a white Christmas in 1944, but it certainly wasn't merry and bright.


This was especially true in western Europe, where the Germans had launched a last-ditch counter-offensive, now known as the Battle of the Bulge. Bitterly cold temperatures and heavy snow storms added to the miserable conditions endured by Allied forces.



(Library of Congress)

Our troops weren't the only