Type de contenu : Texte
Titre(s) : War as I knew it [Texte imprimé]
  annotated by colonel D. Harkins
  general George S. Patton
  with a new introd. by Rick Atkinson
Auteur(s) : Patton George S.
Autre(s) responsabilité(s) : Atkinson Rick
  Harkins Paul D. (Préfacier) (Préfacier)
Editeur, producteur : Boston, New York : Houghton Mifflin company, 1995
Description matérielle : XXII-425 p.
  : cartes, couv. ill. en coul. ; 21 cm
ISBN : 978-0-395-73529-9
Classification décimale Dewey : 923.5
Note(s) : En annexe, choix de documents
Résumé ou extrait : 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 featsetstincluding a riveting look at the Battle of the Bulgeetstbut 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.
Sujet(s) : Afrique du Nord
  Campagnes et batailles
  Europe de l'Ouest
  Guerre mondiale (1939-1945)
  Patton George Smith (1885-1945)
  Récits personnels américains
