Patton's Tactician
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Patton's Tactician

The War Diary of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes

  1. 502 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Patton's Tactician

The War Diary of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes

About this book

Nineteen months after Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor and forced the United States to enter World War II, boats carrying the 7th US Army landed on the shores of southern Sicily. Dubbed Operation Husky, the campaign to establish an Allied foothold in Sicily was led by two of the most noted American tacticians of the twentieth century: George S. Patton Jr. and Geoffrey Keyes.
While Patton is the subject of numerous books and films, Keyes's life and achievements have gone unrecognized, but his anonymity is by no means an accurate reflection of the value of his contributions and dedicated service in World War II and the succeeding cold war.
Patton's Tactician: The War Diary of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes is the first transcribed edition of Keyes's personal diary to be published. Edited by James W. Holsinger Jr., the diary begins in October 1942, prior to the invasion of French Morocco and Keyes's engagement in World War II and the Cold War. Holsinger has integrated a variety of related sources, including correspondence between Keyes, Patton, and Eisenhower. A day-to-day chronicle of Keyes's experiences in the World War II Mediterranean Theater and the early days of the Cold War in occupied Germany and Austria, Patton's Tactician is an invaluable primary source that offers readers a glimpse into the mind of one of America's most important World War II corps commanders.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Keyes Family
  10. List of Maps and Map Symbols
  11. Note on Military Units
  12. Editor’s Note
  13. Introduction: A Biographical Sketch of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes
  14. 1. Operation Torch and the North African Campaign
  15. 2. Operation Husky and the Sicilian Campaign
  16. 3. Crossing the Rapido
  17. 4. On to Rome
  18. 5. The River Crossings
  19. 6. The End of the War
  20. 7. The Occupation of Germany
  21. 8. High Commissioner for Austria
  22. Conclusion
  23. Appendix A
  24. Appendix B
  25. Notes
  26. References
  27. Oral History Interviews
  28. Index
  29. Illustrations