American M4 Sherman tanks pause along a snow-covered village road during the brutal winter fighting of late 1944 and early 1945, when Allied forces battled to halt the German Ardennes offensive -- the Battle of the Bulge. Crews in white snow capes and supporting half-tracks and jeeps illustrate the improvised cold-weather measures troops adopted to fight and survive in one of the coldest winters of the war. Project: 218668