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In 1945, shortly before he was to fly home to the states as a conquering hero, he was involved in a mysterious car crash that left him partially paralyzed.
Two weeks later, just as his doctors were about to send him home to finish his recovery, he was dead.The army ruled the car crash an accident, his death natural. Yet witness testimony on the crash conflicted, key players in the incident disappeared, official reports vanished, soldiers were ordered to keep silent, and there was no autopsy performed on the body.
* The extraordinary war hero, artist, and mercenary who said he was ordered by U.S. intelligence to assassinate Patton
* The OSS agent who knew Patton was in danger and tried to save him
* New evidence from recently declassified documents revealing doubts about the official version ofPatton's death
* The final stories of those involved in the accident, including those who were thought to have disappeared-until now
DonDB
Posted February 16, 2009
The book is a curious mix between excellent investigative skills, and very good story telling. One thing's for certain, whether you believe Patton as assassinated or not: there are too many unanswered questions surrounding his death, and too many people simply vanished without a trace that were connected to his accident and then death in the hospital. If the evidence that is presented in the book was put before a judge today in a modern homicide investigation, the prosecuting attourney would have *more* than enough circumstantial evidence to go to trial. <BR/><BR/>So, the question is...why isn't the US Government interested in determining the truth all these years later? Because airing dirty laundry that might incriminate past political & military figures wouldn't be their first option. <BR/><BR/>Was Patton assassinated? Read the book, I'm sure you'll want the body exhumed and a present-day DNA driven investigation undertaken as well.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.If you can read this and still believe the official story of Patton's death you are probably the sort of person that still thinks Vince Foster committed suicide.
What I found most illuminating was not that Patton was assassinated but the staggering revelations that he was regularly prevented from finishing the war early and the amount of collusion between the West and Soviets that ensured the Russians would "own" eastern Europe and set up perfect conditions for the "Cold War" and therefore keep the Military Industrial Complex and it's New World Order owners very happy, dominant and of course rich. We know by reading Carroll Quigley's "Anglo-American Establishment" that the Global Elites have engineered all major conflict for at least the last 150 years and of course funded both sides, but to read such damning proof will definitely be an eye opener to many. The New World Order must be stopped. Learn more at www.somethingmustbreak.net
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Posted March 14, 2013
Conspiracy, no! It is a fact, proven in this wonderful nonfiction book that America's best General in WWII was murdered. Very well outlined, excellent researched, entertaining writing, flowed well. Very fun book to read, very factual -- documented proof that General Patton was murdered. Very good book, by Robert K. Wilcox (author), AAA book.
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 11, 2012
Robert Wilcox’s book “Target: Patton” is a masterpiece. While not being able to determine conclusively that Patton was assassinated, it certainly leads one to believe that there is substantial reason to decide that he was.
Patton is an American hero who fought for his country’s welfare come hell or high water. This book chronicles his efforts to beat back Washington’s efforts to be cozy with the Russians, as well as the efforts of others (Roosevelt, Marshall, Eisenhower, Montgomery, Administration leftists) to kowtow to the Russians so that they would join us in the concurrent battle with the Japanese.
A startling and shocking revelation is the little known conscious abandonment by the Roosevelt Administration of U.S. and British POWs who were “freed” by the Russians and then disappeared into the Gulag (perhaps up to 25,000 each).
This book joins the genre of recents books that have been revealing the embarrassing actions of our government in dealing with Hitler’s rise to power and the concentration camps (“In the Garden of Beasts”) and in assisting, and even hiring, former Nazis after the German surrender at the end of WWII (“Nazis On the Run”), all of which brings many of our Government’s actions into disrepute.
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Posted May 24, 2011
Circumstantially, Mr. Wilcox provides many examples of how purged documents and absentee participants could only be explained by a conspiracy of some kind...to buttress this with the kind of first person testimony provided by people who were there; corroborated by second person testimony from close relatives of participants...you put it all together and it cannot be dismissed.
I am glad Mr. Wilcox had the wherewithall and persistence to tie it all together. It is time we all saw the reality of the people we have spent the last seventy years turning into icons.
Duhart
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Posted December 17, 2008
Thoroughly enjoyed this book! Well-researched and laid out like a great mystery novel. Patton was by far our greatest General. Unfortunately he was ahead of his time. He knew the Russians were not to be trusted. We were played by Stalin and the communists, who ended up with most of Eastern Europe after the War ¿ a pretty good head start. And we gave it to them. This book exposes the naiveté of the left-leaning Roosevelt administration who loved and respected Uncle Joe and who had disdain for the likes of George S. Patton ¿ a general too effective, too American and far too prescient for his time. Motive is clear. Patton was murdered. The real question is ¿by whom?¿!
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Posted December 17, 2008
I don't know what ¿Anonymous¿ read but Target Patton has 444 pages, not 250. Did he really read it? The book has excellent research and writing. As a vet, I knew Patton died in an accident and I'd heard the rumors. But never before have I seen such strong evidence that the rumors might be true. Patton was probably offed by elements high up in our government and the Soviet government. Both sides had reasons. Start with the secrets he knew and was about to tell and end with him wanting to start WWIII. Confessons by assasins, missing records, mysterious disappearances - even the accident Cadillac in the Patton museum is suspect. It¿s VIN has been scratched out. The author has pictures! This book has it all. And it's all real and supported by sources. It should be read by anyone seeking the truth about what really happened to Gen. Patton.
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Extremely well researched analysis of the death of General George S. Patton, America's most brilliant, but often criticized general of the Second World War. The author unearths several sources who claim that Patton did not die accidentally, that the accident which led to his death was staged, and that he was slowly recovering from the injuries he incurred, then was executed in the hospital.<BR/><BR/>The head of the OSS, the forerunner of today's CIA, and the head of Russia's KGB, both had reason to want Patton silenced about American military mistakes, and our failure to recognize the looming threat of the USSR to the European continent and to the United States. Add in the absolute fear by Joseph Stalin that Patton would convince the Allies to turn their attention toward the Soviet menace, and you have motive for murder.<BR/><BR/>Wilcox points to the alarming string of "coincidences" that all documentation of Patton's accident, and the subsequent investigation by military intelligence have disappeared. He also documents numerous examples of KGB murders by staged "accidents," and the presence of senior KGB agents in the vicinity of Patton's headquarters the week of his fatal accident. <BR/><BR/>Finally the author discusses statements supported by personal diaries of a free-lance OSS and CIA spy who states he was asked to arrange for Patton's assassination. <BR/><BR/>The only negative to this book is that the author writes repetitively about some of his key evidence in what appears to be an attempt to fill pages. That said, if you have an interest in military history, or the beginning of the cold war, this is a good book. Having read several books about Patton including what is probably the definitive biography by Carlo D' Este, I found this book fascinating.
8 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 16, 2013
Robert K. Wilcox (author) throws out the wild accusation that 4 star General Geroge S. Patton was killed by an assasin, then HE BACKS IT UP WITH DOCUMENTED FACTS. Surprised how well written this book was, very entertaining, received as a gift, it was awesome, a must read for anyone interested in history! An awesome book.
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 5, 2010
I gave this book a 5-star rating based on its remarkable achievement with my husband! Let me explain! I just can't believe it! I got this book for my husband but really held little hope of him reading it. I LOVE to read, so I was trying to "tempt" him with a book about one of his favorite military heroes - General Patton. Well - surprise surprise! - it WORKED! He not only read it (about 3 months and a few "subtle" questions after I gave it to him), but said he actually ENJOYED it! Now, this book MUST be GOOD for HIM to say that, so now I must also read it! Can't wait!
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Posted March 15, 2013
Factual evidence, all facts. Not some book with a wild theory, premis about some wild conspiracy. This book is oultined with facts, facts, facts, in each chapter, very well written. Robert Wilcox (author) did an excellent job with his writing, research, this book is far superior to anything I have ever read on the topic of conspiracy and/or the topic of Patton's murder!
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Posted February 9, 2009
This book was very interesting to read. Although the book was speculation, it was backed up with some pretty good evidence that makes you wonder. Yeah, i dont know what that other Anonymous writer said about the book being 250 pages it's actually 406 pages of reading pages and then 39 pages of sources, notes and index. It was actually a very good book and i recommend the book to anyone who likes mysteries or world war ii stuff.
6 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 17, 2013
This would be a great movie, very good story. Money well spent, fun book.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I have read everything about George Patton I could get my hands on since I saw the movie in 1975. Patton's death left me with a lot of questions which Wilcox has now answered for me.
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Posted March 27, 2013
Robert Wilcox (author) spent 10 years of his life to research, write this book: Target Patton. It delivers! Patton is proven to have been assasinated, it is unfortunate that a true American Hero like General George Patton can go down like that! Read this book, it is very insightful into how high levels of governments operate when they have an agenda!
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Posted March 20, 2013
Packed full of information on Patton, Russia, USA during WWII, post WWII, very interesting, Patton was killed by means of murder-this book proves that.
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Posted June 30, 2012
Please read this for a different view of our military government. It will make you think about what could or did happen. I believe he was assinated. Keep an open mind when reading this great researched book.
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Posted June 28, 2010
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After reading this book, how can you not at least entertain the thought? There were so many motives and people involved, both domestic and foreign, that I was arguing with myself that this couldn't be possible. Or was it?
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Posted February 12, 2009
My husband couldn't put it down until finished. Historical event with intriguing conclusion.
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Posted April 7, 2013
It was a highly enjoyable book to read, very well written with lots and lots of documented facts, interviews, substantiated content. The author is very good at providing a well thought out premise that Patton was indeed killed, murderded, then he provides real proof. It was fun book, highly recommend.
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