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83 reviews
Carlo D'este

Harper Perennial, 1996

The natural and other lessons
Patton is often described as "controversial". To those who have never fought in war, or perhaps even just engaged in competitive sports, or who otherwise have only a sort of normal, everyday idea about how people ought to act, I suppose he is: Arrogant, sometimes outwardly cruel, demanding, competitive, a taskmaster, single-minded, agressive, angry, all the rest. I've never fought in war, but ...

Battle: The Story of the Bulge

29 reviews
John Toland

Bison Books, 1999

Message from Bastogne: Nuts!
My first contact with Mr. Toland's writings was "Gods of War" and found it a great WWII novel. At that time I wasn't aware Mr. Toland was a professional historian on war themes. Researching in Amazon, for bibliography on the Bulge subject, I was gratefully surprised to find another edition of this non-fiction book. Mr. Toland collects hundreds of testimonies from the actors of this war drama, ...

Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome

4 reviews
Carlo D'Este

Perennial, 1992

History of the Italian Campain (post Sicily to the Capture of Rome) done with competence and flair!
Carlo D'Este's "Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome" is one of those books that should occupy a spot on the bookshelves of all students of WWII military history. One need not be overtly interested in the Mediterranean Theatre to find "Fatal Decision" compelling and worth the time invested to devour its ample 430 pp. of text (excluding nine Appendices totaling 33 pp. and [foot]Notes ...

Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945
Carlo D'este

Harper, 2008

Patton: A Genius for War "Part One & Two" (Audio Cassettes) UNABRIDGED (Volume 1 & 2)
Carlos D'Este

Books On Tape, Inc., 1997

From Publishers Weekly: Perhaps the most renowned and controversial American general of the 20th century, George Patton (1885-1945) remains a subject of intense interest. D'Este (Decision in Normandy) provides new information from family archives and other sources about Patton's ancestry, childhood and pre-WWII military career. This includes his student years at West Point, his experience as a tank officer in WWI and various interwar staff ...

Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life

40 reviews
Carlo D'Este

Holt Paperbacks, 2003

Massive and insightful biography
This massive biography of Dwight Eisenhower, focusing on his life up until World War II's end (705 pages of text), is a major investment of time--but well worth it. A major strength of this work is the nuanced analysis of Ike, both his strengths and his weaknesses. He had many flaws, but he also had certain character traits that served the nation and the allies well. The author says of ...

Decision in Normandy

17 reviews
Carlo D'Este

Penguin Books Ltd, 2004

Still the best, especially on Monty
I was impressed by the many favourable reviews accorded to this book on Amazon.com I especially agree with those reviewers who feel this book is fair and balanced towards a man who must have been nigh on impossible to work with: Field Marshall Montgomery. (Not Churchill's first choice for command of the Eighth Army in North Africa, by the way!) What I found particularly good was the fact ...

World War II in the Mediterranean, 1942-1945 (Major Battles and Campaigns)

1 review
Carlo D'Este

Algonquin Books, 1990

A Dark Hole
The Mediterranean theater, to many senior American commanders, represented a sideshow, a bill of goods foist upon them by Winston Churchill and his lieutenants, or a dark hole "into which one entered at one's peril." Carlo D'Este, in this slim, concise volume covers the action from Operation TORCH and the Tunisian campaign, through the conquest of Sicily, the battles of Salerno and Anzio, down to ...

Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily, 1943

2 reviews
Carlo D'este

Harper Perennial, 2008

An Outstanding Work
I strongly agree that it is unfortunate this title is out of print. This is the book that turned me on to D'Este's writing. He has an excellent knack for enlivening his very detailed but smooth reading narrative with colorful anecdotes not often seen elsewhere. His account of the fighting around Primosole Bridge (darkly foreshadowing Montgomery's later, very similar failure during Operation ...

Patton: a Genius for War

1 review
Carlo D'Este

Harper, 1995

The Most Gallant General in WWII!
Carlo D'Este has written a colossal an exhaustively documented biography of the unparalleled General Patton. He starts portraying Patton's ancestors. Usually this is neglected in many biographies the micro history of the subject. Frequently, as in this case, is essential to understand the character. Patton is the offspring of deep rooted American families. Remarkable warriors populate his ...

Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du Pont.(Book review): An article from: Parameters
Carlo D'Este

Thomson Gale, 2006

This digital document is an article from Parameters, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2006. The length of the article is 1012 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du ...

The Button Box: A Daughter's Loving Memoir Of Mrs. George S. Patton

5 reviews
Ruth Ellen Patton Totten, James Patton Totten

University of Missouri Press, 2005

Incredible Tribute to an Incredible Woman
Ruth Ellen Patton Totten has left us with an extraordinary insight into the lives of the Patton family & most especially a wonderful tribute to her mother, Beatrice Ayer Patton. This book does more than present facts as a biographer would. Ruth Ellen tells the story from an insider's perspective. She not only tells the story but more importantly gives her mother's reaction to some of the most ...

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