The Resource Advance and destroy : Patton as commander in the Bulge, John Nelson Rickard
Advance and destroy : Patton as commander in the Bulge, John Nelson Rickard
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The item Advance and destroy : Patton as commander in the Bulge, John Nelson Rickard represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- In the winter of 1944-1945, Hitler sought to divide Allied forces in the heavily forested Ardennes region of Luxembourg and Belgium. He deployed more than 400,000 troops in one of the last major German offensives of the war, which became known as the Battle of the Bulge, in a desperate attempt to regain the strategic initiative in the West. Hitler's effort failed for a variety of reasons, but many historians assert that Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr.'s Third Army was ultimately responsible for securing Allied victory. Although Patton has assumed a larger-than-life reputation for his l
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (490 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Contents
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- Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Key to the Maps; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Studying Patton; 1. Origin of the Ardennes Counteroffensive; 2. The Opposing Armies in December 1944; 3. Onslaught; 4. Enter Patton; 5. The Verdun Conference; 6. The Ninety-Degree Turn; 7. Third Army Attacks, December 22-23; 8. A Rendevous with Eagles, December 24-26; Photo insert; 9. Patton's Alternative Lines of Action; 10. Path to Attrition, December 27-29; 11. Slugging Match, December 30-31; 12. Culmination, January 1-4; 13. The Harlange Pocket, January 5-8
- 14. No Risk, No Reward, January 9-2515. Assessment; Appendixes; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index of Miliary Units; General Index
- Isbn
- 9780813134567
- Label
- Advance and destroy : Patton as commander in the Bulge
- Title
- Advance and destroy
- Title remainder
- Patton as commander in the Bulge
- Statement of responsibility
- John Nelson Rickard
- Subject
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- Ardennes, Battle of the (1944-1945)
- Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
- Command of troops
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- Military campaigns
- Patton, George S., (George Smith), 1885-1945
- Patton, George S., (George Smith), 1885-1945 -- Military leadership
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
- 1944-1945
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the winter of 1944-1945, Hitler sought to divide Allied forces in the heavily forested Ardennes region of Luxembourg and Belgium. He deployed more than 400,000 troops in one of the last major German offensives of the war, which became known as the Battle of the Bulge, in a desperate attempt to regain the strategic initiative in the West. Hitler's effort failed for a variety of reasons, but many historians assert that Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr.'s Third Army was ultimately responsible for securing Allied victory. Although Patton has assumed a larger-than-life reputation for his l
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rickard, John Nelson
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- American warriors
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Patton, George S.
- Patton, George S.
- Ardennes, Battle of the (1944-1945)
- World War (1939-1945)
- Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- HISTORY
- Military campaigns
- Command of troops
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
- Label
- Advance and destroy : Patton as commander in the Bulge, John Nelson Rickard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-445) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Key to the Maps; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Studying Patton; 1. Origin of the Ardennes Counteroffensive; 2. The Opposing Armies in December 1944; 3. Onslaught; 4. Enter Patton; 5. The Verdun Conference; 6. The Ninety-Degree Turn; 7. Third Army Attacks, December 22-23; 8. A Rendevous with Eagles, December 24-26; Photo insert; 9. Patton's Alternative Lines of Action; 10. Path to Attrition, December 27-29; 11. Slugging Match, December 30-31; 12. Culmination, January 1-4; 13. The Harlange Pocket, January 5-8
- 14. No Risk, No Reward, January 9-2515. Assessment; Appendixes; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index of Miliary Units; General Index
- Control code
- ocn758334237
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (490 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813134567
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9786613268983
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 22573/ctt2hfnrt
- 3b89587a-b8f6-43bd-b0f6-d3e4cc0c7b1c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)758334237
- Label
- Advance and destroy : Patton as commander in the Bulge, John Nelson Rickard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-445) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Key to the Maps; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Studying Patton; 1. Origin of the Ardennes Counteroffensive; 2. The Opposing Armies in December 1944; 3. Onslaught; 4. Enter Patton; 5. The Verdun Conference; 6. The Ninety-Degree Turn; 7. Third Army Attacks, December 22-23; 8. A Rendevous with Eagles, December 24-26; Photo insert; 9. Patton's Alternative Lines of Action; 10. Path to Attrition, December 27-29; 11. Slugging Match, December 30-31; 12. Culmination, January 1-4; 13. The Harlange Pocket, January 5-8
- 14. No Risk, No Reward, January 9-2515. Assessment; Appendixes; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index of Miliary Units; General Index
- Control code
- ocn758334237
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (490 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813134567
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9786613268983
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 22573/ctt2hfnrt
- 3b89587a-b8f6-43bd-b0f6-d3e4cc0c7b1c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)758334237
Subject
- Ardennes, Battle of the (1944-1945)
- Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
- Command of troops
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- Military campaigns
- Patton, George S., (George Smith), 1885-1945
- Patton, George S., (George Smith), 1885-1945 -- Military leadership
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
- 1944-1945
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