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100 1  $a Sisson, Frank, $d 1925- $e author.
245 10 $a I marched with Patton : $b a firsthand account of World War II alongside one of the U.S. Army's greatest generals / $c Frank Sisson with Robert L. Wise.
246 30 $a Firsthand account of World War II alongside one of the U.S. Army's greatest generals
250    $a First edition.
260    $a New York : $b William Morrow, $c [2020]
300    $a 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm
505 0  $a Meet the man -- Ever hear of Weleetka? -- Hard decisions -- The big turnaround -- Coming back-- in time to leave -- Jumping off -- Uncovering the facts -- Crossing -- The war -- Meet General Patton -- Winter sets in -- The killing machine -- Paris survives -- Disaster looms -- The battle begins -- The sky turns black -- Tensions explode -- Rolling on-- regardless! -- Staying warm-- and alive -- Outmaneuvering the enemy -- Rapid rampage -- Crossing the Rhine -- LEtters from home -- The Soviets -- On the road -- Rabbits -- Gruesome discoveries -- Marching on -- Closing in -- Obstinate -- Munich 1945 -- Catching our breath -- R&R -- Roughing it -- The Russians -- Change -- Paris -- Celebration -- A new wind blowing -- Police inspector on duty -- On the beat -- Running the streets -- Berlin at night -- A little marriage counseling on the side -- Left to die -- The curtain falls -- All good things come to... -- Going home -- Waking up -- Epilogue: A new side to the war.
520    $a "In December 1944, Frank Sisson deployed to Europe as part of General George S. Patton's famed Third Army. Over the next six months, as the war in Europe raged, Sisson would participate in many of World War II's most consequential events, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Dachau. Now ninety-five years old, Frank shares for the first time his remarkable story of life under General Patton." -- Inside front jacket flap.
600 10 $a Sisson, Frank, $d 1925-
650  0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $v Personal narratives, American.
610 10 $a United States. $b Army, 3rd $b Army, 3rd $x History $y World War, 1939-1945.
650  0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Western Front.
600 10 $a Patton, George S. $q (George Smith), $d 1885-1945.
650  0 $a Soldiers $z United States $v Biography.
655  7 $a Anecdotes. $2 lcgft
655  7 $a Personal Narratives. $2 lcgft
700 1  $a Wise, Robert L., $e author.
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