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1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 27 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Julian Elfer. |
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From an acclaimed military historian, the interlocking lives of three of the most important and consequential generals in World War II Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the twentieth century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives, they charted very different, often interrupted, paths to their ultimate leadership positions commanding hundreds of thousands of troops during World War II and celebrated as heroes in the United States, Britain, and Germany. Patton was born into a military family and from an early age felt he was destined for glory; following a disjointed childhood, Montgomery found purpose and direction in a military academy; Rommel's father was a former officer, so his pursuit of a military career was logical. Having ascended to the middle ranks, each faced battle for the first time in World War I, a searing experience that greatly influenced their future approach to war and leadership. When war broke out again in 1939, Montgomery and Rommel were immediately engaged, while Patton chafed until the US joined the Allies in 1942 and the three men, by then generals, collided in North Africa in 1943, and then again, climactically, in France after D-Day in 1944. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 -- Military leadership.
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Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount, 1887-1976 -- Military leadership.
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Rommel, Erwin, 1891-1944 -- Military leadership.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography.
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Generals -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
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Elfer, Julian, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Leadership journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel |
| ISBN |
9781696609463 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1696609461 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT15294748 |
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