I marched with Patton: a firsthand account of World War II alongside one of the U.S. Army's greatest generals
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William Morrow
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©2020
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First edition
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English
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"In December 1944, Frank Sisson deployed to Europe as part of General George S. Patton's famed Third Army. Over the next six months, as the war in Europe raged, Sisson would participate in many of World War II's most consequential events, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Dachau. Now ninety-five years old, Frank shares for the first time his remarkable story of life under General Patton." -- Inside front jacket flap.
Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of Patton's death, a Third Army soldier's firsthand account of his service beside the history-shaping general relates his participation in key events, including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau.
Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of Patton's death, a Third Army soldier's firsthand account of his service beside the history-shaping general relates his participation in key events, including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau.
Subjects
Subjects
Anecdotes
Autobiographies
Campaigns
History
Patton, George S
Patton, George S. -- (George Smith), -- 1885-1945
Personal narratives
Sisson, Frank
Sisson, Frank, -- 1925-
Soldiers
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography
United States -- Army -- Army, 3rd -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Autobiographies
Campaigns
History
Patton, George S
Patton, George S. -- (George Smith), -- 1885-1945
Personal narratives
Sisson, Frank
Sisson, Frank, -- 1925-
Soldiers
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography
United States -- Army -- Army, 3rd -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
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Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of Patton's death, a Third Army soldier's firsthand account of his service beside the history-shaping general relates his participation in key events, including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau.
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United States -- Army -- Army, 3rd -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
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Personal narratives
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I marched with Patton : a firsthand account of World War II alongside one of the U.S. Army's greatest generals
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