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" George S. Patton : "
Steven J. Zaloga.
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BL
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1031967
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b786337
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Zaloga, Steve,1952-
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George S. Patton : : leadership, strategy, conflict /\ Steven J. Zaloga.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;Long Island City, NY :: Osprey Pub.,, 2010.
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Command ;; 3
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64 pages :: illustrations (some color), color plans ;; 25 cm.
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1846034590
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: 9781846034596
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- The early years -- The military life -- The hour of destiny -- Opposing commanders -- Inside the mind -- A life in words.
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"George S. Patton, Jr. was the iconic American field commander of World War II, and is widely regarded as the US Army's finest practitioner of mechanized warfare. Having chased bandits in the Mexican border war of 1917, he led the first US tank units in World War I. After the Kasserine Pass debacle in North Africa in 1943, he redeemed the US Army's reputation with victories in Tunisia and later on Sicily in July 1943. But Patton's greatest fame would come a year later during the breakout from Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and the crossing of the Rhine. Patton's exploits are described and analyzed here"--Page 4 of cover.
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Patton, George S., (George Smith),1885-1945-- Military leadership.
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Patton, George S., (George Smith),1885-1945.
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Patton, George S., (George Smith),1885-1945.
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United States.-- Officers
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United States.
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Generals-- United States, Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945.
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Armed Forces-- Officers.
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Command of troops.
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Generals.
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United States, History, Military, 20th century.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.540092
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E745.P3Z35 2010
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