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050			_aE 745.P3 .B56 2017
100			_aBloomfield, Gary _eauthor
245		0	_aGeorge S. Patton : _bon guts, glory, and winning / _cGary Bloomfield
260			_aGuilford, Connecticut : _bLyons Press, _cc2017
300			_axxiv, 220 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aThe early war years poems -- Studying the mysteries of war -- Lord God of battles -- Chariots of war -- Battle poems -- Fit to fight -- Excerpt from "The life and death of Colonel Gasenoyl" -- Casualties of war -- God of battles -- The strategy of rapid advance -- Seven up -- Those Nazi bastards -- A soldier's prayer -- The unity of command -- Conquering inner turmoils -- Conquering fear -- Absolute war -- Destroying Fortress Europe -- Mourning the dead -- Final thoughts.
520			_aGeorge S. Patton: On Guts, Glory, and Winning relies on the writings, speeches, and poems of George Patton. Included are more than 100 exquisite combat photos from the European Theater of Operations during WWII, which illuminate the text. General Patton is one of the greatest and most controversial battle commanders of the war. He was criticized by his detractors, lauded by his peers, and feared by the Nazis in North Africa, Sicily, France, and northern Europe. Even today, despite advances in weaponry and technology, military commanders still study his battle tactics
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