The Patton Papers 1940-1945

by Blumenson, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780306807176
• ISBN10: 0306807173
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-08-21
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

"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 194"

Author Biography

Martin Blumenson is the author of a dozen books on military subjects.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
I. UNITED STATES
Fort Benning: Brigade	3	(11)
Fort Benning: Division	14	(15)
Maneuvers	29	(19)
Fort Benning: Corps	48	(10)
Desert Training Center	58	(21)
II. NORTH AFRICA
Torch	79	(17)
Morocco: The Landings	96	(21)
Morocco: The Letdown	117	(15)
Morocco: Watching and Waiting	132	(20)
Casablanca Conference	152	(12)
Kasserine Pass Offstage	164	(16)
Tunisia: The Fight for El Guettar	180	(22)
Tunisia: The Fight for National Prestige	202	(27)
III. SICILY
Husky: Plans	229	(21)
Husky: Preparations	250	(24)
The Landings: Seventh Army	274	(19)
Palermo and Messina	293	(33)
The Slapping Incident	326	(17)
The Terrible Uncertainty	343	(20)
The Slapping Incident Again	363	(22)
The Terrible Wait	385	(22)
IV. ENGLAND
Third Army	407	(16)
Fighting Principles	423	(16)
The Knutsford Incident	439	(15)
The Approach of D-Day	454	(11)
The Invasion	465	(12)
V. FRANCE
The Cotentin and Cobra	477	(17)
Breakout	494	(18)
Pursuit	512	(24)
The Lorraine Campaign	536	(18)
The Moselle	554	(17)
The Saar Campaign	571	(24)
VI. BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG
Bastogne	595	(23)
Battle of the Bulge	618	(25)
VII. GERMANY
The Palatinate	643	(21)
The Hammelburg Incident	664	(13)
The Last Offensive	677	(28)
VIII. GERMANY: THE OCCUPATION
Postwar Europe: The New Look	705	(25)
The Growing Bitterness	730	(16)
The Approaching Showdown	746	(15)
The Showdown	761	(21)
The Relief	782	(13)
Fifteenth Army	795	(22)
IX. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
The Last Fight	817	(19)
The Legend and the Man	836	(27)
Chronology	863	(2)
Acknowledgments	865	(2)
Index	867