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04350aam a2200553 i 4500 001 7E09DF2CFF9A11E9A2D37E2597128E48 003 SILO 005 20191105010136 008 190408s2019 kyuab b s001 0beng c 010 $a 2019014996 020 $a 0813177901 020 $a 9780813177908 035 $a (OCoLC)1099543839 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E745.P3 $b M54 2019 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Mikolashek, Jon $e author. 245 10 $a Blood, guts, and grease : $b George S. Patton in World War I / $c Jon B. Mikolashek ; foreword by Paul T. Mikolashek. 264 1 $a Lexington, Kentucky : $b University Press of Kentucky, $c [2019] 300 $a x, 149 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 490 1 $a American warriors 520 $a "Prior to World War I, George S. Patton was a lowly Lieutenant known more for his wealth than military ability. When the United Stated entered World War I, Patton joined General John J. Pershing's American Expeditionary Force (AEF) on the Western Front, where he was given the chance to prove his abilities. A driven and intrepid solider, Patton soon learned how to organize, command, and lead men in battle as the first tank commander in the US Army, and before long, his name became associated with armored warfare. Although the tank was a crude armored behemoth in 1918 with only a mixed record in battle, Patton personally oversaw the logistics of their first combat use by US forces and commanded the Light Tank Brigade during the Battle of Saint Mihiel, the attack into Pannes, and the Meuse Argonne Offensive. His successes during World War I laid the groundwork for not only his own personal future triumphs but also for the success of the entire US Army armored forces in World War II. In Blood, Guts, Grease and Oil: George S. Patton in World War I, Jon B. Mikolashek explores, for the first time, George S. Patton's World War I career and the role it played in his learning the art of command, how to lead large units of soldiers, and more importantly, how he would react to enemy fire. This work considers every aspect of Patton's trajectory from his relationship with Pershing to the selection of tanks for combat, from the creation of the Tank Corps and the Light Tank School to Patton's eventual successes and injuries in battle. Blood, Guts, Grease and Oil will reveal how the experience Patton gained in World War I was seminal in his development as a leader and laid the foundation for many of the attributes and characteristics he would later exhibit during World War II"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Off to Paris : here come the Americans -- Land crabs, land ironclads, landships : the tank -- The tank master : Patton and the tank center -- Combat : St. Mihiel -- The true test : the Meuse-Argonne Offensive -- The spoils of war : rest, recovery, and peace -- The war after the war : the fight for the United States Tank Corps. 600 10 $a Patton, George S. $q (George Smith), $d 1885-1945. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Tank Corps $b Tank Corps 600 17 $a Patton, George S. $q (George Smith), $d 1885-1945. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00031356 610 17 $a United States. $b Army $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00533532 610 17 $a United States. $b Tank Corps $b Tank Corps $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01917785 611 27 $a World War (1914-1918) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180746 650 0 $a Generals $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1914-1918 $x Campaigns. 650 0 $a World War, 1914-1918 $x Tank warfare. 650 7 $a Generals. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00939841 650 7 $a Military campaigns. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710190 650 7 $a Tank warfare. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01142710 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1914-1918 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 700 1 $a Mikolashek, Paul T. $q (P.T.), $e writer of foreword. 830 0 $a American warriors (Lexington, Ky.) 941 $a 2 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20191107011733.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191105025454.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7E09DF2CFF9A11E9A2D37E2597128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search