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  • Patton

  • The Man Behind the Legend, 1885-1945
  • By: Martin Blumenson
  • Narrated by: William Lavelle
  • Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (49 ratings)
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By: Martin Blumenson
Narrated by: William Lavelle
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Summary

In paying final tribute to his Third Army commander, General Eisenhower said: "He was one of those men born to be a soldier...whose gallantry and dramatic personality inspired all he commanded to great deeds of valor." This detailed and persuasive study by the author of The Patton Papers was described by Patton's daughter Ruth as "an extraordinary book". It is widely considered the best biography ever written of the General, an American hero as compelling as he was complex.
©1985 by Martin Blumenson (P)1990 by Blackstone Audiobooks
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A gem of a biography...No previous work on Patton can match it. (Stephen E. Ambrose)
"Blumenson makes [clear]... the contradictory elements in his character that caused him at times to be outrageously impossible but made him a winning commander." (Forrest Pogue)

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Gaps in narration - Great Story

There are periodic gaps in the narration. Which if wasn’t for the fascinating subject I may have given up on it. The sound quality overall was also pretty poor.

Patton was a great military leader if somewhat flawed individual that is, for me,what it means to be human. In his case definitely one of the greats f his generation.

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I wanted to know why my dad had so much respect for General Patton

I wanted to know why my dad had so much respect for General Patton.
Listening to this book over it’s many hours has done much to answer my question.
I found it most interesting, informative and useful. It was a few good hours well spent.

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Sympathetic

A truly fascinating story of a man with a true gift but who had so very many faults. This is a very sympathetic portrait of Patton but nonetheless it is a fine listen.

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Interesting book about an extraordinary man

Rather than listen over the usual few weeks, I had to finish this in just days.

Audible should check the editing as sometimes it skipped.

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Poor audio quality.

Poor audio quality, fading in and out. Sounds of someone talking in the background. Great pity as it was otherwise a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the great military figures of the 2nd World War.

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