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Mar 10, 2017 wwii made george patton a hero, but the great war made him a commander. In world war i he was a senior commander of the new tank corps and saw action in france. Literate and meaty, incisive and balanced, detailed. Deste put into this book and b read war as i knew it. A soldiers life, among other books on world war ii. War as i knew it is the personal and candid account of his celebrated, relentless crusade across western europe during world war ii. Patton and eisenhowers friendship during the interwar years. As the commander of the third army, his units were instrumental in the defeat of german forces and their eventual unconditional surrender. First published in 1947, war as i knew it is an absorbing narrative that draws from pattons vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, covering the moment the third army exploded pdf onto the brittany peninsula to the final allied casualty report. During world war i, general patton was assigned to the eighth cavalry regiment in fort bliss, texas. Everyone associated with him came under his spell and it is no exaggeration to say that they would. The personal and candid account of general patton s celebrated, relentless crusade across western europe during world war ii. First published in 1947, war as i knew it is an absorbing narrative that draws from pattons vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, covering the moment the third army exploded onto the brittany peninsula to the final allied casualty report.
Beatrice banning ayer patton memoirs of general pattons campaigns, assembled from his letters and other writings. Patton to troops of the united states third army in 1944, prior to the allied invasion of france. The brilliant military leader and strategist general george s. About war as i knew it from the invasion of normandy to the battle of the bulge, general george s. This book is not an official biography of general george smith patton, jr it is an interpretative study of an american who typifies in his career and personality a phase of history which has just ended with the last of what we may come to know as the gunpowder wars. A genius for war is a fullfledged portrait of an extraordinary american that reveals the complex and contradictory personality that lay behind the swashbuckling and brash facade. After the war he was an advocate of armored warfare but was reassigned to the cavalry.
General patton was not only an operational artist, but also a master of the art of battle command. Patton, jr a pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood. The personal and candid account of general pattons celebrated, relentless crusade across western europe during world war ii first published in 1947,war as i knew it is an absorbing narrative that draws from pattons vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, covering the moment the third army exploded onto the brittany peninsula to the final allied casualty report. Patton is a legendary world war ii general, but much of his character as a military man was formed in the great war. Patton was not the military genius that historians have made him out. Patton houghton mifflin the personal and candid account of general pattons celebrated. Patton s war as i knew it was assembled and edited from his wartime diary. Army general in world war ii in campaigns in north africa, sicily, france and germany, 194345. First published in 1947, this absorbing narrative draws on patton s vivid memories of. Since wwii, historians have lionized general patton for his bold and daring leadership during. George patton tragically died on 20 december 1945 following a car crash, and this book is the story of his exploits during world war ii as pieced together in 1947 by his wife from the generals letters and diaries.
They also knew that if anyone could help them to get home alive, patton was the one. Brandishing his famous pearlhandled pistols and driven by a profound belief that wars are won by killing the enemy as fast as possible, patton slammed the tanks and. In the period between world war i and world war ii. Patton was also selected to the 1916 olympic team, but the games were cancelled due to world war i. War as i knew it is a nonfiction, war and memoir novel which take us back to world war ii and general patton is recalling his memory. Patton on leadership pdf summary alan axelrod 12min blog. A genius for war is a fullfledged portrait of an extraordinary american that reveals the. It is fascinating reading, but needs to be read as a diary, not an autobiography, and if the reader has a knowledge of events beyond what is in the diary it helps. Wwii made george patton a hero, but the great war made. Patton, jr a leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances. November 11, 1885 december 21, 1945 was a leading u. Army lieutenant colonel and a distinguished military historian, is the author of the acclaimed biographies patton. November 11, 1885 december 21, 1945, kcb was a general of the united states army who commanded the u. Pattons battle hardened soldiers understood and shrewdly sanctioned his actions.
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