My dad went thru the Battle of the Bulge in Europe. He never talked about it, though I've read many books about the cold, snow, fog, the German onslaught. He had his Sherman tank knocked out by a German 88 anti tank weapon. He and one other guy escaped out the piss hatch at the bottom of the tank. Yeah... frostbite, bayonet work, machine guns mowing guys down.. war is not neat and clean, and we've forgotten that.