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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 Germanys mostfeared general Erwin Rommel

Moore brings you to the battlefield and into the mind of a fearless military geniusBrian Kilmeade bestselling author of The President and the Freedom Fighter Essential readingKevin Maurer 1 NYT bestselling coauthor of No Easy Day Moore has a smooth prose style and a firm grasp of detailThe Wall Street Journal

In March 1943 in their first fight with the Germans American soldiers in North Africa were pushed back fifty miles by Rommels 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 Wehrmachts terrifying Panzers the speedy and powerful German tanks that US 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 Americas fledgling war against Hitlerand the chance to earn a fourth star