THE GREAT BATTLES is a new series of DVDs that delve into the most historically important battles of WWII. Using a combination of U.S. Dept. of Defense archive films and period newsreels of the time, each film features actual wartime footage and or first-person accounts from those that were there.

This DVD is about The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, on the Western Front, towards the end of World War II, in the European theatre. The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard. American forces bore the brunt of the attack and incurred their highest casualties of any operation during the war.

The phrase "Battle of the Bulge" was coined by contemporary press to describe the bulge in German front lines on wartime news maps, and it became the most widely used name for the battle. Films on this DVD are:

- The Battle at Saint Vith, Parts I and II (US Army 1965)
Presents the background of events on Hitler's Ardennes Offensive(Operation Watch on the Rhine) December 1944, with focus on December 19th attack on St. Vith, marking beginning of Battle of Bulge. Excellent eyewitness accounts from veterans on both sides of the battle. Shows the role of 84th infantry division in fighting German army in World War II. Also the penetration of Siegfried Line November 1944, and move into Belgium December 1944. Narrated by Robert Taylor (total time 1 hour)

- Battle of the Bulge (US Army)
The Big Picture feature giving an fast overview of the Bulge, and the contributions of America's 'Winter soldiers'. (28 min.)

Bonus content includes three related vintage films:
- The Enemy Strikes (Signal Corps film 1944)
An informative propaganda film paints a very generalized picture of the German counteroffensive. Shows captured German film of the attack and many of their newer weapons used at this phase of the war. Some grim footage of the Americans killed, and civilian casualties as well. (10 min.)

- Bastogne Newsreel (Dec. 1944)
Repairs to French railways, resupply of Bastogne troops by air. (10 min.)

- Germans Driven Back (Universal newsreel Jan. 1945)
Ardennes battle continues, battle footage from Army and air force.(4 min.)