One of World War II's most brilliant and controversial generals,
George S Patton (1885-1945) fought in North Africa and Sicily, as commander of
the Third Army, spearheaded the Allies' spectacular 1944-1945 sweep through
France, Belgium, and Germany. Martin Blumenson is the only historian to enjoy
unlimited access to the vast Patton papers. His many books include Masters of
the Art of Command (available from Da Capo Press) and Patton: The Man Behind the
Legend.
"Indispensable for any student of World War II." - John
Toland
"Landmark military history, rich autobiography, grand reading." -
Publishers Weekly
"No general officer has ever written such revealing passages on the
mental turmoil of a combat leader. These pages, masterfully edited by Blumenson,
consist primarily of Patton's private diary entries and his intimate letters.
They reveal a man far more complex, more tortured, more ambitious, more
sentimental and romantic, and more the professional soldier than either his
associates or the scholars had imagined." - Stephen E Ambrose, Washington Post
"The reader may wonder what this volume offers beyond the revelations
in War as I Knew It— the extracts from Patton's official war diary and
correspondence, which his widow edited in 1947.... [The Patton Papers] is better
balanced and contributes interpretive insights. Unlike the sanitised memoirs,
Blumenson's work includes Patton's private opinions, sometimes savage, of his
fellow commanders.... Blumenson has smoothly woven together the primary
materials with his own polished narrative to produce an absorbing, revealing
portrait of General George S Patton, both the commander and the man." - Journal
of American History
"In this book we have, for the first time, a full dimensional Patton,
richly woven, finely detailed and enthralling. It's all here and quite
magnificently told." - Cornelius Ryan
"This has to be as fascinating a book on a military figure as has
been printed.... The end product is so candid that the reader can only be proud
of Patton's descendants for agreeing to make it public.... So human is this
personal story that the reader can hate almost everything Patton stood for, yet,
knowing how he felt, yearn for him to achieve fame and glory.... [Patton] is
presented virtually entire and lifelike in this remarkable book." - John K
Mahon, American
Historical Review
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