War as I Knew itHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 1995 - 425 The personal and candid account of General Patton's celebrated, relentless crusade across western Europe during World War II
First published in 1947, War as I Knew It is an absorbing narrative that draws from Patton's vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, covering the moment the Third Army exploded onto the Brittany Peninsula to the final Allied casualty report. The result is not only a grueling, human account of daily combat and heroic feats--including a riveting look at the Battle of the Bulge--but a valuable chronicle by one of the most brilliant military strategists in history. Patton's letters from earlier military campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, complemented by a powerful retrospective of his guiding philosophies, further reveal a man of uncompromising will and uncommon character, which made "Georgie" a household name in mid-century America. |
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The Eifel to the Rhine and the Capture of Trier | 9 |
Introduction by Rick Atkinson | xi |
Operation Torch 3333 | xxv |
Operation Husky | 53 |
The Campaign of France Avranches Brest to | 89 |
Forcing the Line of the Moselle 25 September | 138 |
The Capture of Metz and the Saar Campaign | 154 |
The BastogneSt Vith Campaign The Bulge | 193 |
Forcing the Rhine Frankfurt on Main and Across | 270 |
Crossing the Danube and Entering Czechoslovakia | 308 |
Reflections and Suggestions | 335 |
Earning My Pay | 367 |
A Operation Torch | 393 |
E Composition of an Army | 418 |
H Divisions that Served with Third Army | 424 |
The Capture of Coblentz and the Palatinate | 257 |