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“Better to fight for something than to live for nothing.” — General PattonGeorge S. Patton is undoubtedly the most colorful and controversial US Military Commander of the Second World War. His behavior, character, and even his performance on and off the battlefield is often viewed through the lens of current mores, rather than in historical context.
In the closing days of the war, Patton had the opportunity to seize Berlin, Prague, and vast territory across Europe that would otherwise be consumed by the Soviet Union. Nearly the entire Allied leadership, except Churchill, insisted Patton stop his advance. Why? Why did the Allied leadership back down? How much would this cost America in the Cold War to come?
The Tragedy of Patton explores these questions, and more. Why was this prophetic leader silenced? Why was his behavior in later years dismissed as the unraveling of a senile and violent sociopath? And, was his tragic death his destiny? This book reveals the truth behind these questions.
Robert Orlando shows that while Patton’s methods were controversial, he was right about nearly every threat he identified. Every questionable decision Patton made in the last months before his untimely death was wholly embraced by the Allied leadership within three years.
The Tragedy of Patton seeks to set the record straight in this compelling reexamination of an American hero.
Robert Orlando is a filmmaker, author, entrepreneur, and scholar. As an entrepreneur, he founded Nexus Media. As a scholar, his studies include film, religion, ancient and modern history, and biography. As an award-winning writer/ director, his films include the thought-provoking documentaries
Silence Patton, The Divine Plan, and
Citizen Trump. His books include
Apostle Paul and
The Divine Plan. His work has been published in
Writing Short Scripts, American Thinker, The Catholic Thing, HuffPost, Patheos, Daily Caller, and
Merion West. Orlando has a BFA from School of Visual Arts.
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Table of Contents for THE TRAGEDY OF PATTON: A Soldier's Date With Destiny by Robert OrlandoGlossary of Names ix
Preface xv
Prologue xxiii
CHAPTER ONE
The Soul of a Warrior 1
CHAPTER TWO
Man Up! 23
CHAPTER THREE
On the Sidelines 47
CHAPTER FOUR
The Unforgiving Minute 63
CHAPTER FIVE
The Puppeteers 81
CHAPTER SIX
Cold War on the Horizon 107
CHAPTER SEVEN
A Desk Job 121
CHAPTER EIGHT
The True Cover-up 137
Epilogue 145
APPENDIX A
Patton’s Bookshelf 149
APPENDIX B
Timeline 153
Bibliography 159
Patton’s Speech to the Third Army 165
“Through a Glass, Darkly” 171
Acknowledgments 179
Index 181
Info autore
Robert Orlando is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, and the author of
The Divine Plan: John Paull II, Ronald Reagan,
The Dramatic End of the Cold War and
Apostle Paul: A Polite Bribe. The founder of Nexus Media, he has been involved in the writing, directing, production, development, or release of more than a dozen film and documentary projects, including:
A Polite Bribe, The Divine Plan, Moment in Time, Road to Valor, Daughter of Mercy and
Thucydides Trap: China & the Coming Cold War. Sony Pictures released his most recent award-winning documentary
Silence Patton: First Victim of the Cold War with the DVD released Fall 2020 for the 75th Anniversary of General George S. Patton’s strange and suspicious death and the end of World War II.
http://www.silencepatton.com/
https://www.robomantix.com/
https://www.thedivineplanmovie.com/
http://apolitebribe.com/
https://www.nexusmediasite.com/
The author lives & works in the New York City metro area.
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"BETTER TO FIGHT FOR SOMETHING THAN LIVE FOR NOTHING." - GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTONIt is 75 years since the end of WW II and the strange, mysterious death of General George S. Patton, but as in life, Patton sets off a storm of controversy.SILENCE PATTON: First Victim of the Cold War asks the question: Why was General Patton silenced durin
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