04039cam a2200601 4500 1669374848 TxAuBib 20241023120000.0 ||||||s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781594165122 1594165122 B004H1U2V0 Amazon 9b6be467-d609-446d-b7bd-067673c870c0 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 631409 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Farago, Ladislas. Patton [Libby] : Ordeal and Triumph. Westholme Publishing, 2005. Battle of the Bulge. movies based on books. Invasion of Sicily. world war ii Italy. Armored Warfare. omar bradley. Pancho Villa Expedition. George S. Patton. Operation Torch. Meuse-Argonne. world war I tanks. US Third Army. Rhine Crossing World War II. 1912 Olympics. 2nd Armored Division. Allied occupation of Germany. Battle of Saint-Mihiel. Concentration Camp liberation. Greatest generals of all time. Lorraine Campaign. US Seventh Army. World War II North Africa. Format: OverDrive Adobe PDF eBook, Filesize: 52MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:<p>"The best Patton biography."—<i>Military Bookman</i></p> <p>He is America's most famous general. He represents toughness, focus, determination, and the ideal of achievement in the face of overwhelming odds. He was the most feared and respected adversary to his enemies and an object of envy, admiration, and sometimes, scorn to his professional peers. An early proponent of tank warfare, George S. Patton moved from being a foresighted lieutenant in the First World War to commanding the Third Army in the next, leading armored divisions in the Allied offensive that broke the back of Nazi Germany. Patton was an enigmatic figure. His image among his troops and much of the press achieved legendary status through his bold and colorful comments and combat leadership, yet these same qualities nearly jeopardized his career and forced him out of the battle on several occasions. Victory was impossible without Patton, and returning to the field, his army was responsible for one of the most crushing advances in the history of warfare.</p>In Ladislas Farago's masterpiece, <i>Patton: Ordeal and Triumph</i>, the complete story of this fascinating personality is revealed. Born into an aristocratic California family, Patton rose in military rank quickly and was tapped to lead the Allied landings in North Africa in 1942. Under Patton's direction, American troops cut their teeth against Rommel's Afrikakorps, advanced further and more quickly than British General Montgomery's army in the conquest of Sicily, and ultimately continued their exploits by punching into Germany and checking the Russian westward advance at the end of World War II. A sweeping, absorbing biography and critically hailed, <i>Patton: Ordeal and Triumph</i> provides unique insights into Patton's life and leadership style and is military history at its finest. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-10-22 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9b6be467-d609-446d-b7bd-067673c870c0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe PDF eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9b6be467-d609-446d-b7bd-067673c870c0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9b6be467-d609-446d-b7bd-067673c870c0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)