Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series: Killing Patton : The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General (CD-Audio)

from jeanmadison

Skipped the war part. Parts about Hitler in bunker, Patton's thoughts and his dealing with other Generals, Russia first to get to Berlin and the death of Patton war particularly interesting

from RTS1942

Less about Patton's death than a detailed narrative of his activities from October 1944 on. Vivid tales of Metz, the Battle of the Bulge including the relief of Bastogne, and the crossing of the Rhine. Very readable prose.

from Narilka

Killing Patton is the fourth entry in Bill O 'Rielly's Killing series. It covers the end of WW II in Europe and the role General Patton played in the events leading up to the Allies final victory over Germany. Based on the subtitle I was a bit disappointed in the book. 2/3rds of the book's focus ...

from flourgirl49

I haven't read much about World War II, and it was interesting to read about the portions of the war that were covered in this book. My main knowledge of General George S. Patton comes from the movie(!) starring George C. Scott (for which he won an Academy Award) - therein, he was portrayed as a ...

from 66usma

Really enjoyed this book. Authors provided an interesting insight into the politics of the lead general officers in WWII. Leaned a lot of military historical fact relating to the conclusion of WWII. Make sure you read footnotes which contain a lot of historical information at conclusion of work. ...