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Killing Patton Summary

by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard - The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General

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Killing Patton Summary - The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General

Killing Patton looks for clues in the life and legend of George S. Patton to examine whether the popular World War II general might have been assassinated.

The book explores the last year of Patton’s life leading up to the auto accident that killed him. At the same time, it provides context by detailing Patton’s background and rise to prominence, world politics of his time, Nazi and Soviet atrocities, and details of important World War II battles in Europe.

The book begins with questions about Patton’s death as he lay dying in a military hospital. A year before, he had been involved in the victory of the Battle of the Bulge, his triumph over Adolf Hitler’s attempt to save Nazi Germany by counterattacking the advancing Allies.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander of the Allied forces in Europe, was holding Patton back in favor of letting British commander Bernard Law Montgomery lead the final push into Germany and its capital, Berlin. This was partly a political move as a tribute to Britain’s long suffering in the war despite large-scale recognition of Patton’s brilliance on the battlefield. Even Nazi officers and German leader, Adolf Hitler, feared Patton most of all the Allied generals.

Eisenhower distrusted Patton, who had a history of disobeying orders and getting into trouble. Patton, for example, had slapped two soldiers suffering from combat fatigue and called them ...

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Biografieën en memoires
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2021
7 oktober
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