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While the Battle of the Bulge, and particularly the defense of the crossroads at the Belgian town of Bastogne have received more attention, the much lesser known defense on the north edge of the attack, where the outnumbered troops of the American 99th and 2nd infantry divisions blunted and stalled the attack of the most powerful German divisions assigned to the battle, was arguably more important.
The “Great Sedition Trial” uncovered shocking connections at the time with the German reich that we were fighting, and challenged the idea that the nation was of a single mind during the war. It also challenged exactly how far the national commitment to freedom of speech and opinion reached, especially in extraordinary times.
Absent a few coincidences, and "fortunate blunders" on December 5, 1941 the history of December 7th could have different.
