George S. Patton

War As I Knew It

The Battle Memoirs of "Blood 'N Guts"

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From the invasion of Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge, General George S. Patton, Jr., was the most flamboyant, audacious Allied leader of World War II. Brandishing his famous pearl-handled pistols and driven by a profound belief that wars are won by killing the enemy as fast as possible, Patton slammed the tanks and men of the Third Army across Europe at a breakneck pace. He battled not only the enemy but Supreme Headquarters; he complained SHAEF was doing all it could to deny him early victory. Now in these fascinating and frank memoirs, Patton speaks out with intense personal feelings about the Second World War, the art of war, and the s… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-553-25991-9
EAN: 9780553259919
Produktnummer: 19341721
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1983
Seitenangabe: 416 S.
Masse: H17.1 cm x B10.9 cm x D3.0 cm 210 g
Gewicht: 210

Über den Autor

George S. Patton, Jr., was the commander of the US Third Army during the Allied Invasion of Normandy in 1944. A veteran of the First World War and a crucial figure in the development of the US Army's armored warfare doctrine, his aggressive and successful leadership in World War II has led him to be called by many historians as one of the greatest generals of the war.