Patton : battling with history /
"General George S. Patton Jr. is one of the most successful and misunderstood generals in history. Despite the hundreds of books and articles written on the famous general, none fully capture how his successes were based on his study of the past. This thematic biography traces Patton's lif...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
[2020]
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Colección: | American military experience series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "General George S. Patton Jr. is one of the most successful and misunderstood generals in history. Despite the hundreds of books and articles written on the famous general, none fully capture how his successes were based on his study of the past. This thematic biography traces Patton's life-long obsession with history and argues that his success was based on his unique ability to consume, produce, and apply history."-- |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 305 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780826274458 0826274455 |