Patton's Payback

The Battle of El Guettar and General Patton's Rise to Glory

Stephen L. Moore

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Dutton / Signet
31 May 2022

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A stirring World War II combat story of how the legendary George Patton reinvigorated a defeated and demoralized army corps, and how his men claimed victory over Germany's most-feared general, Erwin Rommel

A stirring World War II combat story of how the legendary George Patton reinvigorated a defeated and demoralized army corps, and how his men claimed victory over Germany's most-feared general, Erwin Rommel

""Moore brings you to the battlefield and into the mind of a fearless military genius.""-Brian Kilmeade, bestselling author of The President and the Freedom Fighter . ""Essential reading.""-Kevin Maurer, #1 NYT bestselling coauthor of No Easy Day . "" Moore

has a smooth prose style and a firm grasp of detail.""-The Wall Street Journal

In March 1943, in their first fight with the Germans, American soldiers in North Africa were pushed back fifty miles by Rommel's Afrika Korps and nearly annihilated. Only the German decision not to pursue them allowed the Americans to maintain a foothold in the area. General Eisenhower, the supreme commander, knew he needed a new leader on the ground, one who could raise the severely damaged morale of his troops. He handed the job to a new man- Lieutenant General George Patton.

Charismatic, irreverent, impulsive, and inspiring, Patton possessed a massive ego and the ambition to match. But he could motivate men to fight. He had just ten days to whip his dispirited troops into shape, then throw them into battle against the Wehrmacht's terrifying Panzers, the speedy and powerful German tanks that U.S. forces had never defeated. Patton, who believed he had fought as a Roman legionnaire in a previous life, relished the challenge to turn the tide of America's fledgling war against Hitler-and the chance to earn a fourth star.

By: Stephen L. Moore
Imprint: Dutton / Signet
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 624g
ISBN: 9780593183403
ISBN 10: 0593183401
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 31 May 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen L. Moore, a sixth-generation Texan, is the author of multiple books on World War II and Texas history.

Reviews for Patton's Payback: The Battle of El Guettar and General Patton's Rise to Glory

PRAISE FOR PATTON'S PAYBACK Just when I thought I knew all about America's most famous general, George S. Patton, Stephen Moore emerges with this intimate portrait of the man and his incredible ability to motivate men in their darkest hour. Moore brings you to the battlefield and into the mind of a fearless military genius. -Brian Kilmeade, New York Times bestselling author of The President and the Freedom Fighter and George Washington's Secret Six PRAISE FOR THE WORK OF STEPHEN L. MOORE A master storyteller. Moore's research is impressive, but his remarkable ability to relate the human story of everyday Americans in time of war is what really makes this book so hard to put down. -John C. McManus, award-winning author of Island Infernos and Fire and Fortitude [Moore is] a writer of excellent military books. -The Dallas Morning News Moore offers what will soon be ranked a major military classic. -Leatherneck