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Patton's Third Army in World War II / Michael Green and James D. Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, Michael, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- United States. Army. Army, 3rd--History.
- United States.
- United States. Army. Army, 3rd--History--Pictorial works.
- Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945--Military leadership.
- Patton, George S.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (301 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Patton's Third Army in World War 2
- Patton's Third Army in World War Two
- Patton's Third Army in World War II : an illustrated history
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : MBI Pub. Co. and Zenith Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Patton was champing at the bit to lead the D-Day invasion, but Eisenhower placed him in command of a decoy unit, the First U.S. Army Group. Nearly seven weeks after D-Day, Patton finally got his chance to take Third Army into battle. He began a ten-month rampage across France, driving through Germany and into Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and Austria. Along the way Third Army forces entered the Battle of the Bulge, breaking the siege of Bastogne. It was a turning point in the war, and afterward the Third Army pushed eastward again. Patton's Third Army in World War II covers Patton's command of Third Army with a focus on the armor. It was a new style of fighting, avoiding entrenched infantry warfare by continuously pushing forward, and it appealed to Patton's hard-charging personality. Archival photos along with frequent quotes complete the portrait of Patton as well as his men as they fight their way across the Third Reich.
- Contents:
- Patton and Operation Overlord
- Patton and Operation Cobra
- Third Army on the offensive
- Third Army's advance continues
- The Lorraine campaign
- Battle of the Bulge opening moves
- The road to Bastogne
- Closing the Bastogne area
- Finishing off the Reich.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61060-113-0
- OCLC:
- 1485002090
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