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Patton in Mexico : Lieutenant George S. Patton, the hunt for Pancho Villa, and the making of a general / Michael Lee Lanning.

Author: Lanning, Michael Lee, author.

ImprintEssex, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2023]

Descriptionv, 255 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Note:Includes some primary source material.

Note:The legend -- Patton's boyhood -- Lieutenant Patton -- Fort Bliss -- Sierra Blanca -- Columbus -- March 1916 -- April 1916 -- May 1916 -- June 1916 -- July 1916 -- August 1916 -- September 1916 -- October 1916 -- November 1916 -- December 1916 -- January 1917 -- February 1917 -- Conclusions -- Epilogue.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254).

Note:"Serving under General John Pershing in the hunt for Pancho Villa in Mexico, Lieutenant George S. Patton learned leadership, logistics- and how to promote himself. These are the roots of the World War II general."-- Provided by publisher.



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