Patton’s War

An American General’s Combat Leadership Volume 3: January 1-December 21, 1945
The third and final volume of Kevin HymelsPattons Wartrilogy finds Lieutenant General George S. Patton on January 1, 1945, as the master of the battlefield in World War II Europe. Throughout the war, Patton showed the same kind of aggressive leadership and battlefield smarts that made his name synonymous with victory. Pattons leadership was almost flawless as he led his men through enemy fire and one of the worst winters in European history.

As with his previous volume, Hymel relies on Pattons original diaries (not the transcribed, embellished versions historians have relied on for many years) and personal letters to tell the generals story. Hymel also mined various archives to explain Pattons encounters with soldiers, government officials, civilians, and reporters to expand on his narrative.

Throughout this three-volume work, Patton emer