I Marched with Patton, Frank Sisson
I Marched with Patton, Frank Sisson
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I Marched with Patton
A Firsthand Account of World War II Alongside One of the U.S. Army's Greatest Generals

Author: Frank Sisson, Robert L. Wise

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 8 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/20/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of General George Patton’s death, a gripping firsthand account of World War II written by a soldier with the American Third Army who served under the legendary warrior and participated in many of the most consequential events of the conflict—including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau.

Following in the footsteps of the bestsellers All the Gallant Men, Every Man a Hero, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In, and Never Call Me a Hero, I Marched with Patton is a remarkable eyewitness account that offers priceless insights into a foot soldier’s life on the front lines during World War II under the command one of the legendary figures in American military history.Now a spry ninety-four years old, Frank Sisson looks back at his life and his service in the Third Army. Born in rural Oklahoma, Frank grew up fatherless during the Great Depression. In 1944, at age eighteen, he enlisted and was deployed to France where he marched with Patton, taking part in many of the key Allied movements of the war. Frank fought in the Battle of the Bulge, nearly died crossing the Rhine with Patton, and was among the first American soldiers who liberated the notorious Dachau concentration camp. After the war, Frank continued to serve in the army as a military police inspector in Berlin. When he finally returned home, he attended college and built a career in business. Frank Sisson’s remarkable reminiscences provide a fresh, unique look at Patton’s leadership, the final year of World War II and its direct aftermath, and the experience of combat on the front lines.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Frank Sisson

Frank Sisson was born in 1925. In 1944, he deployed to France with the 667th Field Artillery. As a sergeant, he participated in much of the most significant fighting of the later war, including the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he served as a military police inspector in Berlin. He lives in Oklahoma City.

About Robert L. Wise

ROBERT L. WISE is the author of 34 books, including five which cover the World War II period.


Reviews

My wife got me this book because she knows I enjoy the history of WWII plus my father was a paratrooper in WWII. Here you have a man from that generation giving us his story about what his life was like in rural Oklahoma during the depression and then the reasons for his enlisting into the Army. Eac......more

This book was exactly what i wanted: no complexity, no political perspective, no historic context of big decisions and complex operations. Simply and directly a personal testimony of someone that was there, that lived it and thought about things that were happening and being done. I simple truth sto......more

Goodreads review by Robert

Here is another read that not only informed me about WWII fought in Europe, but gave me a very personal account of the author’s experience. The author gave not only an account on the struggles on the ground during the conflict but on his relationships with the soldiers he fought with, and with famil......more

Goodreads review by Joe

This book offers a unique prospective of WWII from an American soldier who served in Europe. The things he did and saw were things many other soldiers did and saw and he gives voice to all of them while giving the distinctive insights and tidbits that are uniquely his. We owe a lot to all who have s......more