A concise and penetrating biography of one of history s greatest yet most controversial commanders. An atavistic warrior, Patton was a leader who defined modern warfare in the twentieth century's most desperate and destructive theater of combat: World War II. INDICE: Introduction: Command and Controversy To the Army Born Cadet, Soldier, Athlete, Swordsman In Pursuit of Pancho Villa The Great War and the New Weapon At War with Peace Restless Mentor >From African Defeat to African Victory Conqueror of Sicily The Slap Heard b Round the World Operation Cobra Warrior90 Degrees to the North The Final Advance and the Last Controversy Epilogue: Blood, Guts, and a Damn Good Plan
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61392-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 03/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés