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George S. Patton Jr.

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born

November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California., The United States

died

December 21, 1945

gender

male

website

http://www.generalpatton.com

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Military History, Professional & Technical

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George Smith Patton, Jr. was a United States Army officer best known for his leadership while commanding corps and armies as a general during World War II. He was also well known for his eccentricity and controversial outspokenness.

Patton was commissioned in the U.S. Army after his graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1909. In 1916–17, he participated in the unsuccessful Pancho Villa Expedition, a U.S. operation that attempted to capture the Mexican revolutionary. In World War I, he was the first officer assigned to the new United States Tank Corps and saw action in France.

In World War II, he commanded corps and armies in North Africa, Sicily, and the European Theater of Operations. In 1944, Patton assumed command of...more

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Books by George S. Patton Jr.

Average rating: 4.02 · 389 ratings · 30 reviews · 5 distinct works

	War as I Knew It 3.98 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1947 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Patton Papers 1940-1945 by George S. Patton Jr., Martin Blumenson 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	General George S. Patton 's Book 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	The Patton Papers, 1885 1940 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Great American Generals Of World War Ii by Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton Jr. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Patton's Photographs: War as He Saw It by Kevin M. Hymel, George S. Patton Jr. (Photographer), Martin Blumenson (Foreword by) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by George S. Patton Jr.

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.”
― George S. Patton Jr.

tags: philosophy , war

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“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other guy die for his.”
― George S. Patton Jr.

tags: humor

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“Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”
― George S. Patton Jr.

tags: leadership

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