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03012aam a2200397 i 4500 001 38C525F8459411EF9F8D6A0A5AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240719010035 008 240531s2024 nyua db 001 0beng d 020 $a 0593862252 (pbk.) : 020 $a 9780593862254 (pbk.) : 040 $a NjBwBT $b eng $c NjBwBT $e rda $d SILO 043 $a ew----- $a ew----- 050 14 $a E745.P3 $b K47 2024 082 04 $a B $a B $2 23/eng/20240531 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. 250 $a First large print edition. 264 1 $a [New York] : $b Random House Large Print, $c 2024. 300 $a 411 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "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. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-385) and index. 600 10 $a Patton, George S. $q (George Smith), $d 1885-1945 600 10 $a United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st $q (George Smith), 610 10 $a Ardennes, Battle of the, $d 1944-1945 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Western Front $x Western Front 650 0 $a Generals $x United States $z Biography 650 0 $a Biographies 655 7 $a Large print books $2 lcgft 655 7 $a HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General $2 lcgft 650 $a HISTORY / Military / United States 650 $a HISTORY / United States / 20th Century 941 $a 1 945 $a lpt 952 $l EZPE755 $d 20240719010320.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=38C525F8459411EF9F8D6A0A5AECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search