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Biography

Name: George Smith Patton, Jr.
Birth Date: November 11, 1885
Death Date: December 21, 1945
Place of Birth: San Gabriel, California, United States
Place of Death: Germany
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: general

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Biography of George Smith Patton, Jr.
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The American Army officer George Smith Patton, Jr. (1885-1945), was one of the outstanding tactical commanders of World War II. His campaigns in Sicily, France, and Germany were distinguished by boldness and an imaginative use of armor. George Patton...


Quotations
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George S. Patton Quotes
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General George Smith Patton, Jr. ( 1885-11-11 – 1945-12-21 ) was a U.S. General during World War II ; he was known in his time as "America's Fightingest General". See also Patton (1970 film) Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Speech to the Third Army (1944) 2...


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George S. Patton Information
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George Smith Patton Jr. GCB, KBE (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a leading U.S. Army general in World War II in campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany, 1943–1945. In World War I he was a senior commander of the new tank...


News and Journals
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Automotive Design & Production
Patton's wisdom.(DUDDER)(George S. Patton)(Editorial)
01/01/2006: 604 words, approx. 2 pages
One of my favorite movies is Patton. It is a colorful, majestic film of a larger-than-life general in a larger-than-life war. Sixty years on it is easy to forget that freedom and democratic self-government were fighting for their very existence on the heels...
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Army
Maj. Gen. George S. Patton Dies
08/01/2004: 347 words, approx. 1 pages
A combat veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars and the son and namesake of George S. Patton Jr., the legendary World War II hero, Maj. Gen. George S. Patton died at his home in Hamilton, Mass., at the age of 80 after years...
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Obituaries in the news
9/24/2007: 276 words, approx. 1 pages
Marcel MarceauPARIS (AP) _ Marcel Marceau, the master of mime who transformed silence into poetry with lithe gestures and pliant facial expressions that spoke to generations of young and old, died Saturday. He was 84.Marceau's former assistant Emmanuel Vacca said on French radio that the...
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Ex-MGM chief Rosenfelt dies
8/8/2007: 370 words, approx. 1 pages
Frank Rosenfelt, who as chairman and CEO of MGM Studios helped green-light such classic movies as "Network" and "Doctor Zhivago," has died. He was 85.Rosenfelt died Thursday at his Los Angeles home, his granddaughter, Stacey Lubliner, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. She did not...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Martin Blumenson
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In the following essay, an address given to the United States Air Force Academy on March 16, 1972, Blumenson summarizes the life and complex character of Patton.
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Excerpt by Martin Blumenson
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In the following excerpt, Blumenson presents a eulogy for Patton through the words of others.
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Critical Essay by Carmine A. Prioli
7,588 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Prioli offers a close reading of several pieces of Patton's verse, both published and unpublished.
 
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Patton, a Biography
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Provides biographical detail on the life of American General George S. Patton. Traces his early life, education, training at West Point and service record. Explores why he was considered one of the most important men in World War II.


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