Patton: Ordeal and Triumph
by Ladislas Farago
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"The best Patton biography."—Military BookmanHe 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 show more 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.
In Ladislas Farago's masterpiece, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph, 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, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph provides unique insights into Patton's life and leadership style and is military history at its finest. show less
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Finished Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago.
A fitting tribute to our greatest tactical General of World War II who was an early convert from Cavalry to Armored Warfare.
Farago wrote an outstanding cradle to grave biography on George Patton that came in with 832 pages of reading not including maps.
A West Point educated soldier, who was was a cavalry officer who transitioned to tanks in his service in World War I.
Never a soldier who relegated one arm of service below another he was ardent practioner of combined arms warfare who saw the value of infantry, artillery and armor fighting together.
A professional soldier who saw and embodied especially with his beloved Third Army the U.S. version of Blitzkrieg.
From Torch, to Sicily show more to the post breakout of phase (Cobra) in France he acted quickly and decisively at the Falaise Gap, he quick reorientation of his forces to fight at the Bulge. To his crossing of the Rhine before Monty to the final cleanup in Germany.
A 5 star biography on George Patton. I wholeheartedly recommend to scholary readers on Patton. show less
A fitting tribute to our greatest tactical General of World War II who was an early convert from Cavalry to Armored Warfare.
Farago wrote an outstanding cradle to grave biography on George Patton that came in with 832 pages of reading not including maps.
A West Point educated soldier, who was was a cavalry officer who transitioned to tanks in his service in World War I.
Never a soldier who relegated one arm of service below another he was ardent practioner of combined arms warfare who saw the value of infantry, artillery and armor fighting together.
A professional soldier who saw and embodied especially with his beloved Third Army the U.S. version of Blitzkrieg.
From Torch, to Sicily show more to the post breakout of phase (Cobra) in France he acted quickly and decisively at the Falaise Gap, he quick reorientation of his forces to fight at the Bulge. To his crossing of the Rhine before Monty to the final cleanup in Germany.
A 5 star biography on George Patton. I wholeheartedly recommend to scholary readers on Patton. show less
A laudatory biography of the American soldier who was puffed up to present a foil to Erwin Rommel. There are maps, and some explorations of the less wonderful sides of his character.
"The author has reconstructed the history of WWII in Europe in a breathtakingly and explosive manner."
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- Canonical title*
- Patton, ordeal and triumph
- Original publication date
- 1963
- People/Characters
- George S. Patton
- Important places
- Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, USA
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945)
- Related movies
- Patton (1970 | IMDb); The Last Days of Patton (1986 | IMDb)
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- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
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- 923.573 — History & geography Biographies, Genealogy, Healdry Unique Notables Administration: army and navy, civil service Americas
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- E745 .P3 .F3 — History of the United States United States Twentieth century General Military history
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