Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II\'s Most Audacious General
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New Zone PlazaFree ShippingQuick Delivery & Order TrackingSatisfactionFast ShippingKilling Patton: The Strange Death of World War II\'s Most Audacious GeneralReview Amazon Exclusive: Senator John McCain Reviews Killing PattonIn Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General,Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard have written a lively, provocative account ofthe death of General George S. Patton and the important events in the finalyear of the Allied victory in Europe, which Patton’s brilliant generalship ofthe American Third Army did so much to secure. The fourth book in thebestselling Killing series is rich in fascinating details, and riveting battlescenes. The authors have written vivid descriptions of a compelling cast ofcharacters, major historical figures such as Eisenhower, Churchill, Roosevelt,Stalin, Hitler, and others, as well as more obscure players in the great dramaof the Second World War and the life and death of Patton. O’Reilly and Dugardexpress doubts about the official explanation for Patton’s demise frominjuries he suffered in an automobile accident. They surmise that theGeneral’s outspokenness about his controversial views on postwar security,particularly his animosity toward the Soviets, our erstwhile allies, mighthave made him a target for assassination. They cast a suspicious eye towardvarious potential culprits from Josef Stalin to wartime espionage czar “WildBill” Donovan and a colorful OSS operative, Douglas Bazata, who claimed laterin life to have murdered Patton. Certainly, there are a number of curiouscircumstances that invite doubt and speculation, Bazata’s admission for one.Or that the drunken sergeant who drove a likely stolen truck into Patton’s carinexplicably was never prosecuted or even reprimanded. But whether you sharetheir suspicions or not this is popular history at its most engrossing. Fromaccounts of the terribly costly battle for Fort Driant in the hills near Metzto the Third Army’s crowning achievement, its race to relieve the siege ofBastogne in the Battle of the Bulge, the reader experiences all the drama ofthe “great crusade” in its final, thrilling months. The authors’ profiles ofworld leaders and Patton’s contemporaries are economic but manage to offerfresh insights into the personalities of well-known men. Just as compellingare the finely wrought sketches of people of less renown but who playedimportant parts in the events. There is PFC Robert Holmund, who fought anddied heroically at Fort Driant having done all he could and then some to takehis impossible objective. PFC Horace Woodring, Patton’s driver, who reveredthe general, went to his grave mystified by the cause and result of theaccident that killed his boss. German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel’s young son,Manfred, exchanged a formal farewell handshake with him after learning hisfather would be dead in a quarter hour, having been made to commit suicide toprevent the death and dishonor of his family. These and many other captivatingaccounts of the personal and profound make Killing Patton a pleasure to read.I enjoyed it immensely and highly recommend it to anyone with an interest inWorld War II history and the extraordinary man who claimed Napoleon’s motto,“audacity, audacity, always audacity,” as his own. Read more About the AuthorBill O\'Reilly is the anchor of The O\'Reilly Factor, the highest-rated cablenews show in the country. He is the author of many number-one bestsellingbooks, including Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, KillingReagan, and Killing the Rising SunMartin Dugard is the New York Timesbestselling author of several books of history. He and his wife live inSouthern California with their three sons. Read more
- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Henry Holt and Company; 1st edition (September 23, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 080509668X
- ISBN-13: 978-0805096682
- Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.2 x 241.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 accept payment by any of the following pay as soon as possible after winning an sale, as that will allow us to post your item to you sooner!
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