patton 1885 (9 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: New.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: xix, 889 p.: ill., maps, ports.; 21 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Patton, George S. (George Smith) 1885-1945.United States. Army ; Biography. Generals United States; Biography. World War, 1939-1945 United States. Genre: Biography. Military History. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: xix, 889 p.: ill., maps, ports.; 21 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Patton, George S. (George Smith) 1885-1945.United States. Army ; Biography. Generals United States; Biography. World War, 1939-1945 United States. Genre: Biography. Military History. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Octavo, xv, 277 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair minus dust jacket. Spine is pink with white and black print. Dust jacket has edgewear with tears at spine ends and flap corners, puncture to spine, toning to spine, light smudging. Price unclipped: "$3.00". Boards in red cloth with gold print. Wear to spine caps and corners, slightly cocked spine. Text block has red tinted top edge. Names in ink on recto and verso of front flyleaf. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs) and maps. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. 1390683. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 425 p. : illustrations ; OCLC 902158304 and 394259 ; LCCN 47006664 ; LC D743 .P3 Dewey 940.542 ; red cloth with black lettering in red, yellow and black dustjacket ; Contents: Operation Torch -- Operation Husky -- The Campaign of France Avranches Brest to the Moselle -- Forcing the Line of the Moselle 25 September -- The Capture of Metz and the Saar Campaign -- The Bastogne St Vith Campaign The Bulge -- The Eifel to the Rhine and the Capture of Trier -- The Capture of Coblentz and the Palatinate -- Forcing the Rhine Frankfurt on Main and Across the Mulde -- Crossing the Danube and Entering Czechoslovakia and Austria -- Reflections and Suggestions -- Earning My Pay -- Operation Torch -- Composition of II Corps -- Composition of an Army -- Headquarters, I armored division -- Letters of Instructions -- Roster of Principle Staff Officers, Headquarters, Third Army -- Corps that served with Third Army -- Divisions that Served with Third Army ; A classic of American military history first published in 1947, War as I Knew It is the captivating memoir of George S.Patton, Jr., the legendary general, incendiary warrior, and unparalleled tactician of World War II.Drawing from General 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, this narrative presents a grueling, human account of daily combat and heroic feats -- including a riveting look at the Battle of the Bulge. 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. War As I Knew It presents a fascinating portrait of the full-of-vinegar, controversial commander."Few military figures in American history have laid siege to the public imagination more relentlessly than George S. Patton, Jr.His name still evokes the dash and brio of a cavalry charge."-- Rick Atkinson ; ownership stamp on front endpaper fill sheet , of Edward William Girard (1930-2020), a Boeing engineer & Rockwell Missile Systems Division operational analysis manager that served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was instrumental in proposing national re-emphasis on maritime strategy in the wake of the Israeli Six-Day War in 1967 & earlier, in 1961, the use of war games to function as pseudo-experiments, producing data for analysis ; VG/FINE. Book.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xix, 425 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; World War 1939-1945 Campaigns Africa, North. World War 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front. World War 1939-1945 Personal narratives American. George S. Patton. War as I knew it. Allen 1947. US Army general. WWII memoir. North African campaign. European theater. Command leadership. Military autobiography. Patton diaries. American military history. Second World War. Western Front. Personal narrative. Illustrated memoir. Combat command. Armored warfare. Battle experience. General Patton. US military biography. World War II campaigns. War memories. Personal account. Military strategy. Leadership in battle. 1940s military history. Patton's war. Third Army. Sicilian campaign. Normandy. Battle of the Bulge. American generalship. Armoured division. European war. African campaign. Posthumous memoir. War as I knew it Patton. 1 Kg.

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