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Everyone associated with him came under his spell and it is no exaggeration to say that they would have given their lives for him. Michael rosenbergs war as they knew it is not just a book about football. A veteran of the first world war and a crucial figure in the development of the us armys armored warfare doctrine, his aggressive and successful leadership in world war ii has led him to be called by many historians as one. Buy war as i knew it book online at low prices in india war as i. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The battle memoirs of blood n guts book online at best prices in india on. This book is recommended for all students world war 2 and those interested in the life of general patton. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Having lived in germany ten years after wwii, the book brought back memories of things i was told by people who lived there during the war.

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War as i knew it is arguably one of the best books on the subject by an author who was an expert in the subject us general george s patton. Aug 29, 2018 war as i knew it is a nonfiction, war and memoir novel which take us back to world war ii and general patton is recalling his memory. The personal and candid account of general pattons 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 pattons 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. Pattons war as i knew it captures war and the experiences of it in raw and true form. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. War as i knew it by patton, george and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Since 1971 weve been selling new and used mili articles of war ltd silver city united states bookstore specializing in aviation history, general history, military fiction, military history, naval history. War as i knew it is the personal and candid account of his celebrated, relentless crusade across western europe during world war ii. From the invasion of normandy to the battle of the bulge, general george s. First published in 1947, this absorbing narrative draws on pattons vivid memories of. A great soldier in a posthumous diary, tells his own story of the campaign sicily that lasted 38 days, of the campaign in france and the breakthrough at avran and the drive to the moselle, the bloody struggle for metz, the saar campaign, the of three divisions to the battle of the bulge, his drive to the rhine, the capture of trier, of coblents, the palatinate campaign, the crossing of the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. War as i knew it is the personal and candid account of general george s. The book is helpful read as an addition to an objective biography such as the one by carlo deste.