| Edition |
1st Perennial ed. |
| Description |
xxii, 826 pages [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 709-798) and index. |
| Summary |
Utilizing untapped archival materials in both the USA and UK, government documents, family papers, and oral histories, eminent historian Stanley Hirshson reveals General Patton as a complex soldier capable of brilliant military maneuvers but also of inspiring his troops with fiery speeches that resulted in horrendous acts, such as the massacres of Italian civilians. |
| Contents |
Prelude : Sicily, July 12, 1943, to July 14, 1943 -- Glassells and Herefords, Wilsons and Pattons (with some account of the dyslexia myth) -- A day as a lion -- The suicide club -- Leavenworth and all that -- The warrior soul -- "1918 minds, all" -- Field of honor -- "Not much of a war" -- Sicily on my mind -- Atrocities amid the triumphs -- "Lower than whale tracks" -- Whither destiny? -- Invasion blues -- Hurry up and wait -- Stumbling into the Bulge -- Hits and errors -- "Haven't you learned not to take this man seriously?" -- Headlong toward disaster -- A diary and a movie -- Patton : a brief assessment. |
| Subject |
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945.
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
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United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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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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Generals. (OCoLC)fst00939841
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0060009837 (pbk.) |
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9780060009830 (pbk.) |
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