Patton's Third Army in World retail War II: An Illustrated History

Product Name: Patton's Third Army in World retail War II: An Illustrated History
Patton's Third retail Army in World War II: An Illustrated History Brown, James D.; Green, ISBN 10: 0760336911 / ISBN 13: 9780760336915 Published by Zenith Press, 2010 Synopsis: Patton was champing at the bit to lead the D-Day invasion, but Eisenhower placed him in command of a decoy unit, the First U.S. Army Group. Nearly seven weeks after D-Day, Patton finally got his chance to take Third Army into battle. He began a ten-month rampage across France, driving through Germany and into Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and Austria. Third Army forces entered the Battle of the Bulge along the way, breaking the Bastogne's siege. It was a turning point in the war, and afterward, the Third Army pushed eastward again. The book focus on the armor. It was a new style of fighting, avoiding entrenched infantry warfare by continuously pushing forward, and it appealed to Patton's hard-charging personality. Archival photos along with frequent quotes complete the portrait of Patton.