An edition of General Patton (2002)

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A Soldier's Life

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An edition of General Patton (2002)

General Patton

A Soldier's Life

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"General George S. Patton, Jr., and inspirational leader and outstanding tactician, has intrigued and confounded his biographers. Now, utilizing untapped archival materials in both the United States and England, government documents, family papers, and oral histories, Stanley P. Hirshson creates the most balanced portrait of Patton ever written.

It reveals 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. It explains Patton's belief in a soldier's Valhalla, connects the family's wealth to one of America's bitterest labor strikes, and disputes the usual interpretation of Patton's relief from command of the Third Army.".

"In investigating this complex man, Hirshson has uncovered surprising material about a series of civilian massacres in Sicily, about the two slapping incidents, about attempts to exploit Patton's diary after his death, and about Patton's relations with top Allied generals. Patton emerges as a soldier of great imagination and courage, and his military campaigns make for edge-of-the-seat reading. All the drama of Patton's life comes alive in this meticuously documented volume."--BOOK JACKET.

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Harper Perennial
Language
English
Pages
864

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General Patton: A Soldier's Life
August 5, 2003, Harper Perennial
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General Patton: A Soldier's Life
August 5, 2003, Harper Perennial
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Cover of: General Patton
General Patton: a soldier's life
2002, HarperCollins
in English - 1st ed.
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General Patton: a soldier's life
2002, HarperCollins
in English - 1st ed.

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First Sentence

"Exactly two months before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, General Lesley J. McNair rated the army's "high commanders" for General George C. Marshall, the chief of staff."

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
864
Dimensions
9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
Weight
1.8 pounds

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Open Library
OL9229176M
ISBN 10
0060009837
ISBN 13
9780060009830
Library Thing
65190
Goodreads
710312

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Exactly two months before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, General Lesley J. McNair rated the army's "high commanders" for General George C. Marshall, the chief of staff.
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