Books Details
Author : Michael Green Pages : 300 pages Publisher : Crestline Books
Language : ISBN-10 : 0785834966 ISBN-13 : 9780785834960
Books Descriptions
Patton's Third Army in World War II, the heavily illustrated account of
the men who served under "Old Blood and Guts," is now available in
flexibound format.In 1944, U.S. General George S. Patton was champing at
the bit to lead the Allied D-Day invasion of German-occupied France.
Instead, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Dwight D. Eisenhower,
put Patton in charge of a decoy unit, the First U.S. Army Group. It would
be almost seven weeks before Patton, known for his unruly demeanor and
tendency toward vulgar speeches, got his chance to take the Third Army
into battle. When he did, he took the unit on a ten-month rampage across
France, through Germany, and into Nazi-controlled Czechoslovakia and
Austria. Along the way, his Third Army entered the Battle of the Bulge,
breaking the Siege of Bastogne. It was a turning point in the war;
afterward the Third Army pushed eastward again. Contributing to its
success was its innovative "armored warfare" fighting style, which avoided
