War As I Knew It

The personal and candid account of General Patton's celebrated, relentless crusade across western Europe during World War II. First published in 1947, War as I Knew It is an absorbing narrative that draws from Patton's vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, covering the moment the Third Army exploded onto the Brittany Peninsula to the final Allied casualty report. The result is not only a grueling, human account of daily combat and heroic feats—including a riveting look at the Battle of the Bulge—but a valuable chronicle by one of the most brilliant military strategists in history.

Patton's letters from earlier military campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, complemented by a powerful retrospective of his guiding philosophies, further reveal a man of uncompromising will and uncommon character, which made "Georgie" a household name in mid-century America. A human and eloquent story told by a great military genius. Contains the rules and principles forged from the general's fighting experience in three wars.



ISBN-13 : 9780395735299
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date : 28/05/1995
Author : George S. Patton Major General, Rick Atkinson (Introduction-Adapted)