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Patton; The Man Behind the Legend, 1885-1945
by Martin Blumenson
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 068806082X
- ISBN 13
- 9780688060824
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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NZ$67.35NZ$47.15
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About This Item
New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1985 William Morrow and Company, New York. 1985. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($17.95); light suntoning to spine; light bumping to head; small closed tear on top of rear panel. Off-white boards with red cloth overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. Maps as endpapers. 320 pp 8vo. The author, a former staff historian for Patton's Third Army, has crafted the finest biography ever written about this WWII legend. Using long hidden letters and diaries, he takes you inside the heart and mind of the great general. What he reveals here may anger some and surprise others but it reveals the complex character of the general and is a memorable portrait of him. A clean very presentable copy in Brodart mylar.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014464
- Title
- Patton; The Man Behind the Legend, 1885-1945
- Author
- Martin Blumenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 068806082X
- ISBN 13
- 9780688060824
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- George S. Patton, Third Army, Tank Commander, World War II in Europe, War on Germany, Operation Torch, North Africa Campaign, General Patton, Fort Knox, Armor School, Battle of the Bulge, General Bradley, General Eisenhower, Punitive Expedition, Pancho Vi
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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