An edition of War As I Knew It (1947)

La guerra como la conocí

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An edition of War As I Knew It (1947)

La guerra como la conocí

1st ed.
  • 3.00 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 26 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

Por primera vez en español tenemos a nuestro alcance las fascinantes memorias del legendario general Patton, guerrero incansable y táctico sin parangón durante La Segunda Guerra Mundial. Valiéndose de sus memorias y diarios de guerra, a veces escritos pocas horas después de los combates, Patton relata de forma espectacular la campaña arrolladora de su célebre Tercer Ejército a través de toda Europa occidental hasta el momento final de la victoria aliada.

El resultado es una privilegiada visión de primera línea de las estrategias trazadas y de la toma de decisiones, muchas veces improvisadas ante los acontecimientos, pero en general meditadas y plasmadas durante toda la campaña, revelando un fascinante retrato del carácter del controvertido comandante. Incluyendo una serie de cartas y documentos introductorios seleccionados de anteriores campañas de Patton en el Norte de África y Sicilia, y continuando con una potente y fresca visión del resto de la contienda, «la guerra como la conocí» es un clásico de la Historia Militar.

«Por aquel entonces Montgomery tuvo el valor de enviar a alguien a Norteamérica a sugerir que el general Eisenhower estaba saturado y que necesitaba un ayudante en jefe de todas las tropas de las Fuerzas Terrestres en Europa, y que él, Montgomery, era el regalo de Dios para la guerra al respecto.»

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Spanish
Pages
374

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Cover of: La guerra como la conocí
La guerra como la conocí
2016, Platea, Ediciones Salamina
Paperback with jackets in Spanish - 1st ed.
Cover of: Gou niang yang de zhan zheng
Gou niang yang de zhan zheng
2000, Shi dai wen yi
in Chinese
Cover of: War as I Knew It
War as I Knew It
April 1990, Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
in English
Cover of: War as I knew it
War as I knew it
1980, Bantam Books
Paperback in English - [Specially illustrated ed.] edition
Cover of: War As I Knew It
War As I Knew It
1966, Pyramid Books
in English
Cover of: War as I knew it.
War as I knew it.
1947, Houghton Mifflin Co.
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes 13 maps.

Published in
Málaga, Spain
Other Titles
War as I knew it
Translation Of
War as I knew it
Translated From
English

Contributors

Translator
Hugo A. Cañete
Commentary
Paul D. Harkins
Prologue
Rick Atkinson

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback with jackets
Number of pages
374
Dimensions
23 x 14 x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27742843M
ISBN 10
849449712X
ISBN 13
9788494497124
OCLC/WorldCat
1117362595

Work Description

Adored by many, loathed by some, General George S. Patton, Jr., was one of the most brilliant military strategists in history. War As I Knew It is the personal and candid account of his celebrated, relentless crusade across western Europe during World War II. First published in 1947, this absorbing narrative draws on Patton's vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, from the moment the Third Army exploded onto the Brittany Peninsula to the final Allied casualty report. The result is not only a grueling, human account of daily combat and heroic feats - including a riveting look at the Battle of the Bulge - but a valuable chronicle of the strategies and fiery personality of a legendary warrior. Patton's letters from earlier military campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, complemented by a powerful retrospective of his guiding philosophies, further reveal a man of uncompromising will and uncommon character, which made "Georgie" a household name in mid-century America. With a new introduction.

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I AM SENDING this back by Captain Gordon Hutchins of this ship, the Augusta.
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