LEADER 00000cam a2200481Ii 4500 001 on1192355806 003 OCoLC 005 20201021093606.0 008 200817s2020 nyuabf e 001 0 eng d 019 1194416334 020 9780063019478|q(hardcover) 020 0063019477|q(hardcover) 035 (OCoLC)1192355806|z(OCoLC)1194416334 040 TOH|beng|erda|cTOH|dLIV|dOCLCO|dIK2|dTCH|dUAP|dILC|dJAS 049 CKEA 050 14 D769.26 3rd|b.S57 2020 082 04 940.54/1273092|223 100 1 Sisson, Frank,|d1925-|eauthor. 245 10 I marched with Patton :|ba firsthand account of World War II alongside one of the U.S. Army's greatest generals / |cFrank Sisson with Robert L. Wise. 250 First edition. 260 New York :|bWilliam Morrow,|c[2020] 300 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :|billustrations, maps ;|c24 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 505 0 Meet the man -- Ever hear of Weleetka? -- Hard decisions - - The big turnaround -- Coming back-- in time to leave -- Jumping off -- Uncovering the facts -- Crossing -- The war -- Meet General Patton -- Winter sets in -- The killing machine -- Paris survives -- Disaster looms -- The battle begins -- The sky turns black -- Tensions explode -- Rolling on-- regardless! -- Staying warm-- and alive -- Outmaneuvering the enemy -- Rapid rampage -- Crossing the Rhine -- Letters from home -- The Soviets -- On the road - - Rabbits -- Gruesome discoveries -- Marching on -- Closing in -- Obstinate -- Munich 1945 -- Catching our breath -- R&R -- Roughing it -- The Russians -- Change -- Paris -- Celebration -- A new wind blowing -- Police inspector on duty -- On the beat -- Running the streets -- Berlin at night -- A little marriage counseling on the side -- Left to die -- The curtain falls -- All good things come to... -- Going home -- Waking up -- Epilogue: A new side to the war. 520 "In December 1944, Frank Sisson deployed to Europe as part of General George S. Patton's famed Third Army. Over the next six months, as the war in Europe raged, Sisson would participate in many of World War II's most consequential events, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Dachau. Now ninety-five years old, Frank shares for the first time his remarkable story of life under General Patton." -- Inside front jacket flap. 520 Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of Patton's death, a Third Army soldier's firsthand account of his service beside the history-shaping general relates his participation in key events, including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau. 600 10 Sisson, Frank,|d1925- 600 10 Patton, George S.|q(George Smith),|d1885-1945. 610 10 United States.|bArmy.|bArmy, 3rd|xHistory|yWorld War, 1939 -1945. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945|vPersonal narratives, American. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xCampaigns|zWestern Front. 650 0 Soldiers|zUnited States|vBiography. 650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military.|2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY / Military / World War II.|2bisacsh 650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.|2bisacsh 655 7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 655 7 Anecdotes.|2lcgft 655 7 Personal narratives.|2lcgft 700 1 Wise, Robert L.,|eauthor. 914 MID.b26513092 994 C0|bCKE
|