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“An accessible, honest, largely laudatory contextualized narrative…Groom explains terms and synthesizes secondary sources such as published papers and diaries (notably of Patton)…There is much material on the battle tactics of both World Wars, which should appeal to military buffs, while general readers will welcome a review of the facts about these men conveyed through felicitous prose.” Library Journal
“Robertson Dean offers a solid narration of this work, carrying listeners along as the author recounts the life stories of these three larger-than-life military leaders. He varies his pacing throughout, never getting ahead of the listener but never letting the narrative languish. He doesn’t try to impersonate speakers, although he adds an appropriately gruff tone to some of Patton’s quotes.” AudioFile
“You may know him best as the author of Forrest Gump, but Winston Groom is a formidable historian…This well-balanced blend of history and biography is an important and welcome addition to the bookshelves of any WWII buff.” BookPage
“Groom…has a novelist’s sense of timing and scene building. His research, drawing on his subjects’ own writings, effectively draws out their characters…Military history that reads like a novel, full of great stories and vivid scenes.” Kirkus Reviews