Patton's Panthers

Patton's Panthers
Author: Charles W. Sasser
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 543
Release: 2008-06-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439103909

On the battlefields of World War II, the men of the African American 761st Tank Battalion under General Patton broke through enemy lines with the same courage with which they broke down the racist limitations set upon them by others—proving themselves as tough, reliable, and determined to fight as any tank unit in combat. Beginning in November 1944, the 761st Tank Battalion engaged the enemy for 183 straight days, spearheading many of General Patton's offensives at the Battle of the Bulge and in six European countries. No other unit fought for so long and so hard without respite. The 761st defeated more than 6,000 enemy soldiers, captured thirty towns, liberated Jews from concentration camps—and made history as the first African American armored unit to enter the war. This is the true story of the Black Panthers, who proudly lived up to their motto (Come Out Fighting) and paved the way for African Americans in the U.S. military—while battling against the skepticism and racism of the very people they fought for.

Patton's Drive

Patton's Drive
Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Lyons Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780762761319

Beginning with George S. Patton, Jr.'s drive across Europe during World War II, the author traces the trajectory that revealed the commander's destiny.

Patton at the Battle of the Bulge

Patton at the Battle of the Bulge
Author: Leo Barron
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0698143515

In Patton at the Battle of the Bulge, Army veteran and historian Leo Barron explores one of the most famous yet little-told clashes of WWII, a vitally important chapter in one of history’s most legendary battles. Includes photographs! “Barron captures the fiery general’s command presence and the pivotal commitment of his Third Army tanks to relieve the embattled crossroads town of Bastogne.”—Michael E. Haskew, Author of West Point 1915: Eisenhower, Bradley, and the Class the Stars Fell On December 1944. For the besieged American defenders of Bastogne, time was running out. Hitler’s forces had pressed in on the small Belgian town in a desperate offensive designed to push back the Allies. The U.S. soldiers had managed to repel repeated attacks, but as their ammunition dwindled, the weary paratroopers of the 101st Airborne could only hope for a miracle. More than a hundred miles away, General George S. Patton was putting in motion the most crucial charge of his career. Tapped to spearhead the counterstrike was the 4th Armored Division, a hard-fighting unit that had slogged its way across France. But blazing a trail into Belgium meant going up against some of the best infantry and tank units in the German Army. And failure to reach Bastogne in time could result in the overrunning of the 101st and turn the tide of the war against the Allies.

The Black Panthers at War: The 761st Tank Battalion and General Patton's Drive on Germany

The Black Panthers at War: The 761st Tank Battalion and General Patton's Drive on Germany
Author: Gina M. Dinicolo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2016-01-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780966298673

Chronicles the 761st Tank Battalion as well as political and social luminaries of the day. Led by a small cadre of white and black officers, the men trained to the pinnacle of their craft and soon earned its coveted assignment to serve under General George S. Patton to fight head-to-head with the best of Hitler's arsenal..

Pattons Best

Pattons Best
Author: Nat Frankel
Publisher: Jove Books
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1984-02
Genre: Soldiers
ISBN: 9780515074499

War as I Knew it

War as I Knew it
Author: George Smith Patton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 458
Release: 1995
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780395735299

The personal and candid account of General Patton's celebrated, relentless crusade across western Europe during World War II First published in 1947, War as I Knew It is an absorbing narrative that draws from Patton's vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, covering the moment the Third Army exploded onto the Brittany Peninsula to the final Allied casualty report. The result is not only a grueling, human account of daily combat and heroic feats--including a riveting look at the Battle of the Bulge--but a valuable chronicle by one of the most brilliant military strategists in history. Patton's letters from earlier military campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, complemented by a powerful retrospective of his guiding philosophies, further reveal a man of uncompromising will and uncommon character, which made "Georgie" a household name in mid-century America.

The Patton Papers

The Patton Papers
Author: Martin Blumenson
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 942
Release: 2009-07-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786749741

One of World War II's most brilliant and controversial generals, George S. Patton (1885-1945) fought in North Africa and Sicily, as commander of the Third Army, spearheaded the Allies' spectacular 1944-1945 sweep through France, Belgium, and Germany. Martin Blumenson is the only historian to enjoy unlimited access to the vast Patton papers. his many books include Masters of the Art of Command (available from Da Capo Press) and Patton: The Man Behind the Legend.

Patton's Tank Drive

Patton's Tank Drive
Author: Michael Green
Publisher: Zenith Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780760301630

A text full of first hand battle stories from General Patton & his soldiers in the tanks & in the trenches. Illus.

Patton's Vanguard

Patton's Vanguard
Author: Don M. Fox
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786455160

Stirring accounts of the almost legendary campaigns of the United States Fourth Armored Division, universally recognized as "Patton's Best," from its pre-World War II origins up through its famous relief of the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge are presented in this book. The break out of Normandy at Avranches, the isolation of the Brittany peninsula, the armored thrust across France, the tank battles at Arracourt that cemented the reputation of the Fourth Armored, the brutal struggle in Lorraine, and, ultimately, the legendary drive to Bastogne are among the topics. The accounts were assembled through the use of original unit combat diaries and after-action reports, memoirs of key historical figures and abundant supplementary documents and correspondences. But the essence of the book are the first-hand recollections from members of the division gathered by the author. With maps, drawings and photographs.

Patton's Drive

Patton's Drive
Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2010-10-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0762767081

Patton’s Drive tells the story of how a young man born to war—who believed himself the literal incarnation of all great warriors past—became a modern American general: in terms of enemy killed or captured, territory taken, and people liberated, the greatest field commander of World War II.