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General George Patton

(1885-1945)

 

George Smith Patton (1885-1945)

George Patton was one of America's most successful army generals of World War Two. Patton's Third Army cut a bloody swath through German forces during the Liberation of France and the Ardennes Campaign, which is best known for the Battle of the Bulge. From North Africa to Sicily and then on to France and Germany, Patton's armies devatated the military forces of the Axis Powers, and helped bring World War Two to an earlier end.

The links and other sources on this page are to help in your research on this fascinating American.

 

Published Works:

War As I Knew It (1995)--Patton's memoir, published in 1947, two years after his death. The edition listed here has an updated forward from 1995.

The Patton Papers, 1885-1940--The collected writings of General George S. Patton, from 1885 to 1940.

The Patton Papers 1940-1945--The collected writings of General George S. Patton, from 1940 up to his death in 1945.

 

 


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