Patton in Mexico
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Patton in Mexico

Lieutenant George S. Patton, the Hunt for Pancho Villa, and the Making of a General

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Patton in Mexico

Lieutenant George S. Patton, the Hunt for Pancho Villa, and the Making of a General

About this book

Had Lieutenant George S. Patton not served on the southern border during the Mexican Expedition of 1916, there might never have been a General George S. Patton who took the world by storm as a bold and daring commander during World War II.

Relying on Patton’s detailed personal journals of his eight months in Mexico, Michael Lee Lanning describes the young officer’s exploits during the hunt for Pancho Villa. As an aide to General John Pershing, Patton learned leadership and logistics from the man who would soon command American forces in World War I. Begging for a field command, he received it—and led the first motorized attack in U.S. military history and may or may not have killed two of Villa’s lieutenants. The press ate it up, and Patton learned not only how much he loved attention, but how to promote himself.

In Mexico are the roots of Patton the World War II general, and Lanning tells the story deftly, focusing on Patton the man as well Patton the commander, and always casting an eye forward to Patton’s future career. This is how Patton became Patton.

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Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter 1: The Legend
  3. Chapter 2: Patton’s Boyhood
  4. Chapter 3: Lieutenant Patton
  5. Chapter 4: Fort Bliss
  6. Chapter 5: Sierra Blanca
  7. Chapter 6: Columbus
  8. Chapter 7: March 1916
  9. Chapter 8: April 1916
  10. Chapter 9: May 1916
  11. Chapter 10: June 1916
  12. Chapter 11: July 1916
  13. Chapter 12: August 1916
  14. Chapter 13: September 1916
  15. Chapter 14: October 1916
  16. Chapter 15: November 1916
  17. Chapter 16: December 1916
  18. Chapter 17: January 1917
  19. Chapter 18: February 1917
  20. Chapter 19: Conclusions
  21. Chapter 20: Epilogue
  22. Sources/Bibliography
  23. About the Author