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Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General: A 30-Minute Summary , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 50min
On October 3, 1944, Patton's forces were fighting for Fort Driant, a heavily fortified German position near the French town of Metz. The men of his Third Army were inspired a few months earlier by his speech before D-Day, in which Patton told them that Americans do not lose. Up to that point, Patton had never lost a battle. Patton's men both loved and feared him. He was known for salty language, which he said he used because he wanted to speak as his men did. The battle at Metz went wrong. Contrary to Patton's intelligence, the German defenders were tough veterans and their position was well protected. Patton was short on troops, supplies and ammunition. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme commander of allied troops in Europe, ordered Patton to stand down so that British forces under Bernard Law Montgomery could lead the offensive into Germany. This was a political decision to honor British's sacrifice during the war, but Patton was angry over being left out and Eisenhower's decision to cut back his supplies. Patton thought his forces and Montgomery's should move into Germany at the same time. Patton remained determined to take Driant and Metz. Unfortunately, his forces suffered severe casualties and he was forced to back down. He believed Eisenhower's cuts caused his first defeat. Eisenhower's order gave the Germans an opportunity to mount a counteroffensive. Their leader, Adolf Hitler, feared Patton especially and wanted to keep him away from this particular battlefield... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason P. Hilton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/025700/bk_acx0_025700_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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George S. Patton: Command , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 119min
Here is a concise biography of the life of the legendary American field commander of World War II, George S Patton, Jr. Patton was the iconic American field commander of the war, 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 the most interesting and controversial figures in American military history. Contents include: Introduction The early years The military life The hour of destiny Inside the mind When war is done A life in words ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Trevor White. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/crea/000021/bk_crea_000021_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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U.S. Army Treasures
U.S. Army Treasures ab 32.99 € als Taschenbuch: Patton's B-3 Bomber Jacket. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,- Shop: hugendubel
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Preparing for Combat Overseas
Preparing for Combat Overseas ab 29.99 € als Taschenbuch: Patton's Desert Training Center. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,- Shop: hugendubel
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A Foot Soldier for Patton: The Story of a "Red Diamond" Infantryman with the US Third Army , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 572min
A brutally honest depiction of day-to-day combat in World War II... A rarely frank account of the US infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the listener from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself. Patton's army is best known for dashing armored attacks; its commander combining the firepower of tanks with their historic lineage as cavalry. But when the Germans stood firm, the greatest fighting was done by Patton's long undersung infantry - the foot sloggers who were called upon to reduce enemy strong points and who took the brunt of German counterattacks. Michael Bilder, a member of the 5th Infantry ("Red Diamond" division), played a unique role in the Third Army's onslaught. A rifleman foremost, he was also a German-speaker, called upon for interrogations and special duties. Incidents common to the ordinary GI, but which seldom see the light of day in histories, are routinely related in this book, enriching the listener's sense of the true reality of World War II combat. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Johnny Heller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/011536/bk_tant_011536_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Metz 1944
Metz 1944 ab 15.99 € als epub eBook: Patton's fortified nemesis. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus,- Shop: hugendubel
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Metz 1944
Metz 1944 ab 15.99 € als pdf eBook: Patton's fortified nemesis. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik, Erzählungen,- Shop: hugendubel
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Dale's War
Dale's War ab 16.49 € als Taschenbuch: A Soldier in Patton's Third Army. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Wirtschaft & Soziales,- Shop: hugendubel
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48 Hours to Hammelburg
48 Hours to Hammelburg ab 18.49 € als Taschenbuch: Patton's Secret Mission. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,- Shop: hugendubel
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Patton: The Man Behind the Legend, 1885-1945 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 507min
In paying final tribute to his Third Army commander, General Eisenhower said: "He was one of those men born to be a soldier...whose gallantry and dramatic personality inspired all he commanded to great deeds of valor." This detailed and persuasive study by the author of The Patton Papers was described by Patton's daughter Ruth as "an extraordinary book". It is widely considered the best biography ever written of the General, an American hero as compelling as he was complex. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: William Lavelle. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/000092/bk_blak_000092_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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