| Description |
xxii, 425 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Open Letters from Africa and Sicily. 1. Operation "Torch": North Africa. 2. Operation "Husky": The Invasion of Sicily -- pt. 2. Operation "Overlord" 1. The Campaign of France, Avranches, Brest to the Moselle -- 1 August to 24 September 1944: Touring France with an Army. 2. Forcing the Line of the Moselle -- 25 September to 7 November 1994: The Flood. 3. The Capture of Metz and the Saar Campaign -- 8 November to 8 December 1944: Stuck in The Mud. 4. The Bastogne -- St. Vith Campaign "The Bulge" -- 19 December 1944 to 28 January 1945: The Bulge. 5. The Eifel to the Rhine and the Capture of Trier -- 29 January to 12 March 1945: Many Rivers and Passive Defense. 6. The Capture of Coblentz and the Palatinate Campaign -- 13 March to 21 March 1945: The Beginning of the End. 7. Forcing the Rhine, Frankfurt on Main, and Across the Mulde -- 22 March to 21 April 1945: "The Rhine, The Rhine, The German Rhine" 8. Crossing the Danube and Entering Czechoslovakia and Austria -- 22 April to 9 May 1945: The Last Round-up -- pt. 3. Retrospect. 1. Reflections and Suggestions. 2. Earning My Pay -- App. A Operation "Torch" -- App. B Composition of II Corps -- App. C Operation "Husky" -- App. D Letters of Instruction -- App. E Composition of an Army -- App. F Roster of Principal Staff Officers -- App. G Corps that Served with Third Army -- App. H Divisions that Served with Third Army. |
| Summary |
"First published in 1947, War As I Knew It is the captivating memoir of George S. Patton, Jr., the legendary American general, incendiary warrior, and unparalleled military tactician of World War II. Drawing on his vivid memories of battle and detailed diaries, Patton dramatically recounts his celebrated Third Army's sweeping campaign across Western Europe right up to the final Allied casualty report. The result is a remarkable frontline view of daily strategies and heroic drivesincluding the rescue of the Battle of the Bulge from Allied infamy and the triumphant Palatinate Campaign - revealing a fascinating portrait of the full-of-vinegar, controversial commander. With selected prefatory letters from Patton's earlier ventures in North Africa and Sicily and a powerful concluding retrospective, War As I Knew It is a classic of American military history."--Jacket. |
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Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945.
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945. (OCoLC)fst00031356
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United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals. (OCoLC)fst00939841
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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North Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239515
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Western Front (World War (1939-1945)) (OCoLC)fst01900004
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939 - 1945
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives. (OCoLC)fst01423843
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Personal narratives -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01424071
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Harkins, Paul D. (Paul Donal), 1904-1984.
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| ISBN |
0395735297 |
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9780395735299 |
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0553136380 |
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9780553136388 |
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