George S. Patton: The Background, Strategies, Tactics and Battlefield Experiences of the Greatest Commanders of History
Steven J. Zaloga
Language: English
Pages: 67
ISBN: 2:00256485
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Osprey Command Series #3
George S. Patton, Jr. was the iconic American field commander of World War II, and is widely regarded as the US Army's finest practitioner of mechanized warfare. Having chased bandits in the Mexican border war of 1917, he led the first US tank units in World War I. After the Kasserine Pass debacle in North Africa in 1943, he redeemed the US Army's reputation with victories in Tunisia and later on Sicily in July 1943. But Patton's greatest fame would come a year later during the breakout from Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and the crossing of the Rhine. Patton's exploits are described and analyzed here in this new study of one of most interesting and controversial figures in American military history.
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Efforts against the Rhine scheduled over the next few months. Alone amongst the major commands, Patton’s staff was the only one which foresaw the upcoming German attack. The German Ardennes offensive crashed into Hodges First Army on December 1944, overwhelming the green 106th Infantry Division and pushing the battered 28th Infantry Division back to the road-junction at Bastogne. Bradley called Patton and ordered him to send the 10th Armored Division to Bastogne. Patton groused to his staff: “Our.
Recent years. The modern commander was no longer seen as a heroic figure leading the army forward into battle with his charismatic presence. Instead, the commander’s place was in the rear, managing his staff, planning his operations with precision, thinking deeply about future operations, monitoring the lifeblood of his army’s logistics. While bravery was not discounted, calm intellectual prowess was the cardinal virtue. Eisenhower and Bradley clearly fit within this mold of the “organization.
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Extended resistance pointless. Patton’s role after the Casablanca fighting was to oversee the garrisoning of Morocco as a counterweight to any possible German reinforcement of North Africa via Spain or southern France. His role was more diplomatic than military, and he carried it off with considerable grace and aplomb. His affection for the French Army since his days at Saumur and his considerable charm were significant assets for what might have been a troubled start to the rejuvenation of the.