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Title: Patton by Martin Blumenson ISBN: 0-688-13795-4 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 29 November, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Five Stars for a Four-Star General!
Comment: For readers who want a top-notch biography of Patton without committing to an 800-page or 1000-page tome, this is the book. Blumenson makes excellent use of Patton's personal letters, especially those to Patton's wife, to reveal the human side of his tough-as-nails persona. Patton with nervous indigestion? Patton feeling worthless and inferior? Who would have guessed! Highly recommended for those interested in historic figures and military history, but who don't want to get bogged down in minutae such as detailed battlefield tactics. This book focuses on the man, as it should, and not so much on the wars that made his career. That being said, my only complaint is that for the chapters about actual warfare the book could have used some basic large-scale maps of North Africa and Western Europe, especially France, showing the route of Patton's advances and major battles. I sometimes felt lost as Patton rolled through one village after another to attack the enemy.
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is GREAT for a newcomer to Patton
Comment: I saw the movie with George C Scott, and was inspired to learn more about Patton, and this was the first book I picked up. It turns out that this was the right one, as it is fast reading, relatively short, and gives a good overview of the man behind the legend. I feel that the author is objective, and is not biased, which must be hard. He talks about Patton's weaknesses as well as his strengths. He even discussess Patton's later years when he became delusional and described the Jewish people as "lower than animals". I particularly liked the end, where it states that if Patton had lived, he would not be the legend that he is today. I have since read "The last days of Patton", an entire novel, which is only covered here in one short chapter. Of course, this is not a bad thing if you have not read a Patton book before. I HIGHLY recommend this one as a first Patton book to read or give as a gift to a friend.
Rating: 4
Summary: quck, interesting read
Comment: Although there is no doubt in my mind that Patton is one of the most brilliant generals of 20th century USA, Blumenson seems to be a bit biased towards this controversial figure. He rationalizes all of the various controversies that surrounded Patton to put Patton in the best light. There is no controversy, or 'dirt' dug up on Patton here. Otherwise a fairly quick and very interesting examination of the life of Patton.
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Title: War As I Knew It by George S. Patton, Rick Atkinson ISBN: 0395735297 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 08 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Patton Papers 1940-1945 by Martin Blumenson, George S. Patton ISBN: 0306807173 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Patton : Genius for War, A by Carlo D'Este ISBN: 0060927623 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 06 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: Patton and the Battle of the Bulge by Michael Green, Gladys Green ISBN: 0760306524 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: PATTON & HIS THIRD ARMY by Brenton Greene Wallace, Martin Blumenson, Gen. Brenton G. Wallace ISBN: 081172896X Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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