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**A Classic Account of America's Greatest Field General at the End of World War II—and the Mystery Surrounding His Death** "It would be as hard to give up all thought [of being a soldier] as it would be to stop breathing," wrote George S. Patton in October 1945; "The great tragedy of my life was that I survived the last battle." But Patton would not see the year out: in December he would die as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Germany. His unexpected death sent shock waves through the American and Russian commands. It seemed plausible that America's greatest general may have been a victim of foul play. In the seven months following the German surrender, Patton had openly and provocatively criticized the Soviet Union and appeared to have transformed from a staunch anti-Nazi to a Nazi sympathizer. __The Last Days of Patton__ by Ladislas Farago, a follow-up to his bestselling __Patton: Ordeal and Triumph__, attempts to reconstruct the last months of Patton's life in order to determine if the general did indeed try to provoke a war with the Soviet Union and whether he failed to sufficiently de-Nazify the area of Germany under his jurisdiction. Farago also inv
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ladislas Farago
- Publisher
- Westholme Publishing
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781594165313
- Category
- nonfiction
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (59 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
