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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: GtoRA2 on March 21, 2005, 08:51:29 PM
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I want to read a bio on Patton, but there are tons, anyone know of the good one or the best one?
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
I want to read a bio on Patton, but there are tons, anyone know of the good one or the best one?
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I've read a good deal of them out there.
If you really want a sense of the man and his life, and have the time for it read both Volumes of "The Patton Papers" Its a compilation of his notes letters and diaries done by Matin Blumenson.
Two BIG volumes but well worth it.
Also "War as I knew it" Written by the man himself. Though edited after his death for publication Takes you with him from North Africa to the end of the war. (Patton intended the title to be "War as I knew her")
Another good one is "Patton a Genius for War" by Carlo D'este
Also "Patton: Ordeal and Triumph" by Ladislas Farago
Those are probably the best out there
The Best Bio is probably the Patton Papers mainly because most of it is in his own words. but as I said. they are two BIG volumes
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That reminds me. if you want to read something pretty humerous.
In the book "A genius for war" read pages 693 and 694.
It is the account of meeting between Patton, his dog Willy and famed Stars and Stripes cartoonist, Bill Maulden (did the Willy and Joe cartoons)
Even if you dont read the rest of the book. that part alone is worth checking out LOL
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Thanks, I have wanted a good bio on him for years but there are so many, I don't want a crappy one.
I will see if I can find the Patton Papers.
hell I will prolly eventualy get them all.
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Will do.
How accurate was the Patton movie?
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
Thanks, I have wanted a good bio on him for years but there are so many, I don't want a crappy one.
I will see if I can find the Patton Papers.
hell I will prolly eventualy get them all.
Ok. Keep in mind Volume 1 covers from his birth in 1885 to just before America entered the war in WWII and is 960 pages long.
Volume 2 is from WWII to his death in 1945 and is 859 pages long.
Should keep ya busy for a while LMAO
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I have and read Carlos D' Estes's "Patton: Genius For War". 900 pages long and impossible to put down.
Karaya
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
Will do.
How accurate was the Patton movie?
Pretty darn accurate actually.
there were some minor discrepencies but just about every word was taken out of one person or anothers diary or papers.
the Speach was a little bit off and at the time he made it he was only a 3 star not a 4 star general. But overall it captured the flavor. Here is how it really went down The Patton Speach (http://www.pattonhq.com/speech.html)
And some other odds and ends but its hard to compress a few years into a couple hours.
For example when questioned about his "pearl handled revolvers"
what he actually said was "They're Ivory, only a studmuffingot or a pimp from a cheap New Orleans potatohouse would wear pearl handled revolvers"
And prior to the battle at El guitar the book shown in the movie was named "Tanks in attack-By Irwin Rommel"
the actual title was "Infantry in attack" -By Irwin Rommel
some other assorted odds and ends but nothing too major
whats more important is that everyone that actually knew Patton that saw the movie said George C Scott portrayed the man perfectly. And the Patton family who were originally against the movie were pleased with how they did it.
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Wish they would have included this in the movie
the Day Patton Paused for releif
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Patton pissing in the Rhine
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
Will do.
How accurate was the Patton movie?
"Patton" movie is based mostly on Omar Bradley's "Soldier's diary". A very good book to read.