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Rommel, Guderian, Liddell-Hart, and JFC Fuller were all early on exponents and practitioners of armored warfare, strategies which were to break the stalemate that had characterized World Battle I. Advocates of the fish tank and most importantly quickness, it was their ideas which decimated Saddam Hussein's makes in the 1990 Gulf Battle. But among the proponents and practitioners of armored warfare, the brash, strong, arrogant, and eccentric George S. Patton remains the world's greatest armored commander by the one yardstick that really counts: the battlefield. In 1944-45, Patton's Third Military raced across northern European countries, covering more ground and destroying more enemy resources than any equivalent force in history. Patton is one of America's most celebrated, but his history has its roots in the form of a shy, dyslexic son who could weep uncontrollably and who seen his own mental cleverness as unmanly. Patton was a fascinating, complicated and questionable man whose life history ranges between genius, folly and tragedy, with complete determination the one constant theme. He was also a guy constantly on the move, whether it was as an Olympic athlete or among the first American troops to work with tanks in World Battle I, but his life's work truly travelled toward revolutionizing warfare on and off the battlefield. Between your two World Wars, he published at size about mechanized warfare and strategies, and through the Second World Battle he did the trick his way up colorfully, controversially, and capably, which made him more conspicuous through the war. Patton's shocking death simply a few months after the war ended guaranteed that the general passed on at the height of his fame and would always be appreciated for his renowned attitude and exploits. American Legends: THE LIFE SPAN of General George Patton profiles the amazing life and job of the American conflict hero, while also analyzing his personality and examining his lasting legacy.
