General Patton: The Pursuit of Destiny

General George S. Patton Jr. was a man of destiny. During his military career that spanned the first half of the 20th century he was a man in the right place at the right time. Then, as usual, by his own undoing, he became his own worst enemy with deeds and words making him the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I learned so much about this man, the military from 1900 to 1945, tank warfare and key battles of WWII from this book. It is an absolute 'must read' for any student of history. I could not stop reading the book, getting up at one point in the middle of the night to finish. Yes, this is a book worth losing sleep over. Grab this book to learn about the greatest military mind who possibly ever wore an American uniform. The "I didn't know that" phrases will pour out of your mouth as you read this book, especially if your only diet of Patton trivia and information was from the 1970s George C. Scott Hollywood movie rendition of the General. Founder of tank warfare? Olympian? Bible student? The war's best decoy? Read the book to find out all these great details. I think to study Patton is to learn about human nature and how dangerous it can be to be who we really are in front of people. Do you dare? Patton certainly did, paying many dear prices in route to becoming a great American still studied and remembered 65 years later.
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