| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 826 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [709]-798) and index. |
| 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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| ISBN |
0060009829 |
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