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Patton's prayer : a true story of courage, faith, and victory in World War II

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자료유형 :	단행본
ISBN :	9780593862254
분류기호 :	940.5421
개인저자 :	Kershaw, Alex, author.
서명/저자사항 :	Patton's prayer : a true story of courage, faith, and victory in World War II / Alex Kershaw.
발행사항 :	[New York] : Dutton, [2024]
형태사항 :	411 p: illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
서지주기 :	Includes bibliographical references and index.(pages 343-411)
내용주기 :	Stuck in the mud -- Dark December -- Blitzkrieg -- Blood and iron -- Crisis at Verdun -- "Drive like Hell" -- The hole in the doughnut -- Blue skies -- Manna from heaven -- Christmas Eve -- Christ's birthday -- "Let 'er roll!" -- His finest hours -- Bloodred snow -- Houffalize -- Battered bastards -- To the Rhine -- The crossing -- Hubris -- The final straight -- The end -- A warlord no more -- Peace breaks out -- The last days.
요약 :	"From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of courage, resilience, and faith during the Second World War General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds had grounded American warplanes, allowing the Germans to reinforce. The sprint to Berlin had become a muddy, bloody stalemate, costing thousands of American lives. Patton seethed, desperate for some change, any change, in the weather. A devout Christian, he telephoned his head chaplain. "Do you have a good prayer for the weather?" he asked. The resulting prayer was soon printed and distributed to the 250,000 men under Patton's command. "Pray when driving," the men were told. "Pray when fighting. Pray alone. Pray with others. Pray by night and pray by day. Pray for the cessation of immoderate rains, for good weather for Battle. . . . Pray for victory. . . . Pray for Peace." Then came the Battle of the Bulge. Amid frigid temperatures and heavy snow, 200,000 German troops overwhelmed the meager American lines in Belgium's Ardennes Forest, massacring thousands of soldiers as the attack converged on a vital crossroads town called Bastogne. There, the 101st Airborne was dug in, but the enemy were lurking, hidden in the thick blanket of fog that seemed to never dissipate. A hundred miles of frozen roads to the south, Patton needed an answer to his prayer, fast, before it was too late"-- Provided by publisher.
주제명(개인명) :	Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 Military leadership.
주제명(개인명) :	Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 Religion.
주제명(단체명) :	United States. -- Army. -- Airborne Division, 101st -- History. --
일반주제명 :	Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945. --
일반주제명 :	World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front. --
일반주제명 :	Generals -- United States -- Biography. --
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