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04014aam a2200505 i 4500 001 F836FB4C199211EFAA2C9EE853ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240524010037 008 240206s2024 nyua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2023054915 020 $a 0593183770 020 $a 9780593183779 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d DLC $d IMmBT $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a ew----- $a ew----- 050 00 $a E745.P3 $b K47 2024 082 00 $a 940.54/219348 $2 23/eng/20240215 100 1 $a Kershaw, Alex, $e author. 245 10 $a Patton's prayer : $b a true story of courage, faith, and victory in World War II / $c Alex Kershaw. 264 1 $a [New York] : $b Dutton, $c [2024] 300 $a 345 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-331) and index. 505 0 $a 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 -- Peace breaks out -- The last days. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Patton, George S. $q (George Smith), $d 1885-1945 $x Military leadership. 600 10 $a Patton, George S. $q (George Smith), $d 1885-1945 $x Religion. 610 10 $a United States. $b Airborne Division, 101st $b Airborne Division, 101st $x History. 650 0 $a Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Western Front. 650 0 $a Generals $z United States $v Biography. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Kershaw, Alex. $t Patton's prayer $d [New York] : Dutton, [2024] $z 9780593183793 $w (DLC) 2023054916 941 $a 12 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20240702032729.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20240702030011.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20240611031506.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240611031255.0 952 $l S2PA501 $d 20240610122727.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20240604014516.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20240604012635.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20240604011356.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20240604010933.0 952 $l ZVPB675 $d 20240603145617.0 952 $l ZLPD437 $d 20240524104732.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240524010647.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F836FB4C199211EFAA2C9EE853ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search