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Blood, guts, and grease : George S. Patton in World War I / Jon B. Mikolashek ; foreword by Paul T. Mikolashek.

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"Prior to World War I, George S. Patton was a lowly Lieutenant known more for his wealth than military ability. When the United Stated entered World War I, Patton joined General John J. Pershing's American Expeditionary Force (AEF) on the Western Front, where he was given the chance to pro...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Mikolashek, Jon (Author)
Other Authors: Mikolashek, Paul T. (P.T.) (writer of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2019]
Series:American warriors.
Subjects:
Patton, George S. > (George Smith), > 1885-1945.
United States. > Army > Biography.
United States. > Army. > Tank Corps.
Generals > United States > Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns.
World War, 1914-1918 > Tank warfare.
United States. > Army.
Generals.
Military campaigns.
Tank warfare.
United States.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Off to Paris : here come the Americans
  • Land crabs, land ironclads, landships : the tank
  • The tank master : Patton and the tank center
  • Combat : St. Mihiel
  • The true test : the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
  • The spoils of war : rest, recovery, and peace
  • The war after the war : the fight for the United States Tank Corps.

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