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To: flaglady47
If you haven't yet done so, read Ladislas Farago's biography, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph (1963). Best book on Patton I've read, and the one upon which much of the 1970 movie was based.

Also, the full text of Patton's speech to units of his 3rd Army command is found here (better than the movie version):

Patton Speech

8 posted on 12/24/2015 9:58:02 AM PST by twister881
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To: twister881

“If you haven’t yet done so, read Ladislas Farago’s biography, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph (1963). Best book on Patton I’ve read, and the one upon which much of the 1970 movie was based.
Also, the full text of Patton’s speech to units of his 3rd Army command is found here (better than the movie version):
Patton Speech”

Thank you for the info re Patton. I went to Amazon, and there is a Kindle edition of the book. I bookmarked the page, and after the holidays are over, will purchase it. Will make for good reading during the doldrums of January, when IL, where I live, plunges into a deep freeze of darkness and gloom.

Will listen to Patton’s speech you posted, first chance I get. What a treat, a twofer, book and speech. Thanks so much for posting this info, so that not only I, but anyone reading your comment here, can enjoy a bit of Patton at their leisure.


11 posted on 12/24/2015 10:55:21 AM PST by flaglady47 (TRUMP ROCKS)
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