The Fighting Pattons

Name: The Fighting Pattons
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Brian M. Sobel
ISBN: 9781441783875

Author: Brian M. Sobel

Narrator: Adams Morgan

Unabridged: 14 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 06/22/2005

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

Brian Sobels The Fighting Pattons is an extraordinary history of one American familys love of war. It includes the exploits of Hugh Mercer, a famous Revolutionary War general who married in the Patton line, and Colonel Waller Tazewell Patton, who was mortally wounded at Gettysburg while taking part in Picketts Charge. But the focus is on the careers of the twentiethcentury Pattons, World War II legend General George S. Patton, Jr., and his lesserknown namesake and son, Major General George S. Patton, who fought in Korea and Vietnam and now lives quietly on the family farm in Hamilton, Massachusetts.

About Brian M. Sobel

Brian M. Sobel owns and operates a media consulting firm in Petaluma, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa

Very interesting read, good for anyone who wants to learn more about World War II, the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, and about George Patton and his son.......more

Goodreads review by Esteban

Wow some surprises some food for thought and some well something is fishy here.......more

Goodreads review by Robert

Four stars in respect of the number of stars a good general should have? A very good book, but I thought it might/should be more about the father than the son. (Though in the end the son may have had a tougher job.) Is the book more about America than the Pattons themselves? Is it as much about Creig......more

Goodreads review by Eric

The story of the two Pattonss is just that - two stories, each told about a Patton - although father and son clearly were entwined in their warrior culture. If you are looking to be "the next great general" you will probably do well to focus on the WWII Patton. If you are looking to be the next real......more