Advance and Destroy: Patton as Commander in the Bulge
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In December 1944, General George S. Patton was prepared to smash his way into Germany's Saar industrial region as the Lorraine campaign came to a close. However, Hitler's winter counteroffensive, to which he committed more than 400,000 troops, led to a radical ninety-degree redeployment of Patton's Third Army into southern Luxembourg and Belgium. The Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive of the war, failed for a variety of reasons, but many historians assert that Patton's intervention was ultimately responsible for securing Allied victory. Advance and Destroy: Patton as Commander in the Bulge is the first rigorous analysis of Patton's generalship during the entire Ardennes campaign. John Nelson Packard reveals the multiple influences on Patton's operational planning and his willingness to accept considerable risk once all available intelligence had been assessed. This is a compelling portrait of one of Americas most brilliant leaders in action, rated by Eisenhower as number one among his army commanders in January 1945 and considered indispensable to the war effort. Book jacket.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813175992
ISBN13:9780813175997
Release Date:August 2018
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:528 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 14.8" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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