{"product_id":"war-as-i-knew-it-9780395735299","title":"War as I Knew It","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1947, War As I Knew It is the captivating memoir of George S. Patton, Jr., the legendary American general, incendiary warrior, and unparalleled military tactician of World War II. Drawing on his vivid memories of battle and detailed diaries, Patton dramatically recounts his celebrated Third Army's sweeping campaign across Western Europe right up to the final Allied casualty report. The result is a remarkable frontline view of daily strategies and heroic drivesincluding the rescue of the Battle of the Bulge from Allied infamy and the triumphant Palatinate Campaign - revealing a fascinating portrait of the full-of-vinegar, controversial commander. With selected prefatory letters from Patton's earlier ventures in North Africa and Sicily and a powerful concluding retrospective, War As I Knew It is a classic of American military history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatton, George S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. (1885-1945), served as General John \"Black Jack\" Pershing's aide in Mexico in 1916 during the Pancho Villa Expedition, and rose from captain to major general between the world wars, and headed the illustrious Third Army in World War II.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtkinson, Rick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - RICK ATKINSON is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for a series of articles on West Point's Class of 1966, which later became the basis for his book T\u003ci\u003ehe Long Gray Line.\u003c\/i\u003e A veteran staff reporter, foreign correspondent, war correspondent, and senior editor for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e he wrote the paper's lead stories during the Gulf War.","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625739522322,"sku":"9780395735299","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21994687-724e-40d1-a524-9f3724b5b607.jpg?v=1732638690","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/war-as-i-knew-it-9780395735299","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}