Historic Photos of General George Patton

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To be a successful soldier you must know history. . . . What you must know is how man reacts. Weapons change but man who uses them changes not at all. To win battles you do not beat weapons??????you beat the soul of man of the enemy man. ??????General George S. Patton, Jr. George S. Patton, Jr., born into an affluent California family in 1885, knew in early youth that his future lay in the military past of his ancestors. After graduating from West Point and placing 5th in the 1912 Olympics pentathlon, he became ...

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To be a successful soldier you must know history. . . . What you must know is how man reacts. Weapons change but man who uses them changes not at all. To win battles you do not beat weapons??????you beat the soul of man of the enemy man. ??????General George S. Patton, Jr. George S. Patton, Jr., born into an affluent California family in 1885, knew in early youth that his future lay in the military past of his ancestors. After graduating from West Point and placing 5th in the 1912 Olympics pentathlon, he became military aide to General Pershing during the Mexican Expedition, served as Tank Corps captain in World War I, and went on to lead Allied armies to stunning victories during the Second World War. Promoted to 4-star general by war's end, he was acknowledged our best general by America's vanquished enemies and acclaimed by Americans as a hero. From his earliest days hunting and fishing in the California outback to his ironic death in an automobile accident at war's end in Germany, Historic Photos of General George Patton captures the greatest exploits of one of the nation's greatest combat generals. Patton's life in pictures blazes a trail sure to enthrall every reader, from the student of history to the history buff. Patton became and remains an American icon. The hundreds of photographs in Historic Photos of General George Patton, all of them commanding the reader to attention and many of them riveting it, help Americans more than sixty years after the end of Patton's last war to understand why.

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"From a Confederate military family legacy to his role in both the First and Second World Wars, General George Patton is known in American history as a powerful and stirring commander who served in the United States Army during pivotal and tumultuous times. While scores of books have been written by the man many consider America 's greatest combat general, there are few books that provide an extensive photographic look at his life. With fact-filled photo captions and chapter introductions by Russ Rodgers, Historic Photos of General George Patton rediscovers the fascinating exploits of "Old Blood and Guts" through nearly 200 rare photographs culled from the Library of Congress, the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, and Russ Rodgers' Collection. These exceptional photos are showcased with exceptional clarity and beauty..."--(Russ Rogers, InsiteAtlana.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781596524088
  • Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
  • Publication date: 10/28/2007
  • Series: Historic Photos Series
  • Pages: 206
  • Sales rank: 1,363,825
  • Product dimensions: 10.20 (w) x 10.10 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Russ Rodgers is a U.S. Army Historian and Adjunct Professor of U.S. History at American Military University. He is an Army veteran, having served in various Armor, Infantry, and Military Intelligence assignments. Rodgers earned his undergraduate degree in history from the University of Nebraska Omaha, and his masters degree in military history, land warfare, with honors from American Military University. He assists the Patton Museum at Fort Knox, Kentucky with their military history projects, along with continuing to do research on armored warfare in World War II. Rodgers also likes to travel, especially to Germany, where his passion is to do research on medieval castles and fortifications, and medieval battlefields. He and his wife currently reside in Georgia.
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