{"product_id":"general-patton-a-soldiers-life-isbn-9780060009830","title":"General Patton: A Soldier's Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The most complete biography of [Patton] yet produced.” –\u003cem\u003eChicago\u003cbr\u003eTribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtilizing untapped archival materials from\u003cbr\u003ethe United States and England, Stanley P. Hirshson creates the most balanced\u003cbr\u003eportrait of Patton ever written. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeneral Patton: A Soldier’s Life\u003c\/em\u003e reveals\u003cbr\u003ePatton as a complex soldier capable of brilliant military maneuvers but also of\u003cbr\u003einspiring horrendous acts with fiery speeches. It explains Patton’s belief in a\u003cbr\u003esoldier’s Valhalla, connects the family’s wealth to one of America’s bitterest\u003cbr\u003elabor strikes, and disputes the usual interpretation of Patton’s relief from\u003cbr\u003ecommand of the Third Army.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile investigating this complex man, Hirshson has\u003cbr\u003euncovered surprising material about a series of civilian and military massacres\u003cbr\u003ein Sicily, attempts to exploit Patton’s diary after his death, and Patton’s\u003cbr\u003erelations with top Allied generals. In this meticulously documented volume,\u003cbr\u003ePatton comes to life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eGeneral George S. Patton Jr, an inspirational leader and outstanding tactician, has intrigued and confounded his biographers. Utilising untapped archival materials in both the USA and UK, government documents, family papers, and oral histories, Hirshson creates the most balanced portrait of Patton ever written. It reveals Patton as a complex soldier capable of brilliant military manoeuvres but also of inspiring his troops with fiery speeches that resulted in horrendous acts, such as the massacres of Italian civilians. It explains Patton′s belief in a soldier′s Valhalla, connects the family′s wealth to one of America′s bitterest labour strikes, and disputes the usual interpretation of Patton′s relief from command of the Third Army. In investigating this complex man, Hirshson has uncovered surprising material about a series of civilian massacres in Sicily, about the two slapping incidents, about attempts to exploit Patton′s diary after his death, and about Patton′s relations with top Allied generals. Patton emerges as a soldier of great imagination and courage, and his military campaigns make for edge-of-the-seat reading. All the drama of Patton′s life comes alive in this meticulously documented volume.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Hirshson does a fine job of capturing George S. Patton’s contradictions and the decidedly unpleasant aspects of his character, both correcting and amplifying the work of earlier, often worshipful biographers. . . . Readers who keep at this long, dense biography will see that Hirshson treats Patton’s very real accomplishments on the battlefield with great respect. After all, the general who seized more enemy-held territory than any other at tremendous cost to the foe deserves his reputation as a strategist to rival Napolean. . .or Genghis Kahn.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fuller, more detailed study of Patton than what has come before, thanks in part to Hirshson’s exhaustive research of overlooked, forgotten archival material and newly available Patton family papers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph L. Galloway, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Hirshson] gives new perspective to Patton’s abundant contradictions--his unique mix of bluster and brilliance, hubris and kindness, fierce loyalties and fiercer prejudices....Exhaustively researched and cleanly written, this should become the definitive Patton biography.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNavy Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hirshson skillfully intertwines the Patton family story with that of the general’s professional life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The most complete biography of [Patton] yet produced.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Using new archival evidence, Hirshson offers the most complete look yet at the enigmatic warrior-poet.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Of all the World War II generals, “Blood and Guts Patton” was the most controversial and remains so to this day, hated by some and loved by others.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hirshson’s exhaustively researched and well-written biography presents a balanced view of Patton’s life from every angle. . . .The best biography of Patton to date, this will most likely become the definitive work on his life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887550951653,"sku":"NP9780060009830","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060009830.jpg?v=1730226343","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/general-patton-a-soldiers-life-isbn-9780060009830","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}