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General Patton : A Soldier's Life by Stanley P. Hirshson (2002, Hardcover)

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"War is my work and I know I sound sometimes as though I liked it; perhaps I do -- how can I tell? -- but this war hurts everybody." -- Patton to Henry J. Taylor, 1945 General George S. Patton, Jr., an 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 meticulously documented volume.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060009829
ISBN-13
9780060009823
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2237550

Product Key Features

Book Title
General Patton : a Soldier's Life
Author
Stanley P. Hirshson
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Historical, Military
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
848 Pages

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Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
43.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
E745.P3h57 2002
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-068881
Dewey Decimal
355/.0092 B
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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