George S. Patton

H. Essame's classic study of the life and achievements of General George S. Patton shows why this commander has become a byword for military efficiency.

This book presents a unique view of a military family, and, most importantly, displays the lives of a father and son: a father who would become an American hero and a son who excelled on his own terms, but who was profoundly influenced by a figure who had gained legendary status. The elder Patton gained widespread fame during World War II as a fearless commander and motivator of soldiers in war. He was brash, supremely self-confident, and greatly admired by the enemy; many German officers would later say Patton was the most important weapon in the American arsenal. A complex man driven by his knowledge of history and warfare, the elder Patton was compassionate and easily moved to tears. He was a professional soldier who loved the art of war and hated war itself. The younger Patton has also lived a most exciting life, having been acquainted with many of the famous names in political and military history. Together, father and son logged 79 years of continuous military service. They fought in every American conflict from the punitive action taken in Mexico in 1916 through Vietnam. This is the only book on the Patton family that includes commentary from both the son and daughter of General George S. Patton, concerning their father's life and times. Including a vast array of never before published information, this book is also a family story and a contemporary history of the wars that shaped the 20th century. There are interviews with the late Richard Nixon, General William Westmoreland, General James Dozier, Jimmy Doolittle, and many others.

Based on frank discussions and interviews with American generals and their staffs, and detailed analytical study of official records and personal recollections, this book pinpoints how well each particular general responded to the demands of war.

An eminent historian's essays that portray the American way of war.

Analyzes the development of tanks from World War I through Operation Desert Storm with vivid accounts of major figures and battles.

With eyewitness accounts of battle, combat and the brutal realities of total war, The Greatest War is an insight into the feelings, thoughts and actions of many thousands of American men called to arms and sent to fight in conflict.

Houston, himself a veteran of the 2d Armored Division, presents a detailed history of this most prestigious unit in the American army. Hell on Wheels details the actions it was involved in, & includes an analysis of armoured warfare in theory & practice.

This single volume reference contains over 1000 key figures who took part in the history of the period militarily or politically and is fully cross-referenced with pertinent bibliographical information.

This book examines the postwar memoir fight over the broad front versus the single thrust strategy, the Allied advance on the Rhine, and the British call for a ground-forces commander other than General Eisenhower. It traces the argument in the postwar memoirs from 1946 through 1968 as well as the official histories of the United States, Britain, and Canada to see what the documents really said. What were men willing to say, what did they feel that they had to cover up? Field Marshal Montgomery was deeply chagrined that he had only one army group to command when he thought himself the most professional commander in Northwest Europe. Montgomery had little grasp of the intricacies of politics and could not understand that American public opinion made it impossible for Eisenhower to name him ground-forces commander. During the Battle of the Bulge the U.S. President and Chief of Staff settled the issue in Eisenhower's favor.

West explodes many myths about conventional intelligence and charts new vistas for today's computer visualization technologies.