{"product_id":"the-tragedy-of-patton-a-soldiers-date-with-destiny-could-world-war-iis-greatest-general-have-stopped-the-cold-war-hardcover","title":"The Tragedy of Patton a Soldier's Date with Destiny: Could World War II's Greatest General Have Stopped the Cold War? - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Orlando\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Better to fight for something than live for nothing.\" -- General George S. Patton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 75 years since the end of WW II and the strange, mysterious death of General George S. Patton, but as in life, Patton sets off a storm of controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of Patton: A Soldier's Date With Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e asks the question: Why was General Patton silenced during his service in World War II? Prevented from receiving needed supplies that would have ended the war nine months earlier, freed the death camps, prevented Russian invasion of the Eastern Bloc, and Stalin's murderous rampage. Why was he fired as General of the Third Army and relegated to a governorship of post-war Bavaria? Who were his enemies? Was he a threat to Eisenhower, Montgomery, and Bradley? And is it possible as some say that the General's freakish collision with an Army truck, on the day before his departure for US, was not really an accident? Or was Patton not only dismissed by his peers, but the victim of an assassin's bullet at their behest? Was his personal silence necessary?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral George S. Patton was America's antihero of the Second World War. Robert Orlando explores whether a man of such a flawed character could have been right about his claim that because the Allied troops, some within 200 miles of Berlin, or just outside Prague, were held back from capturing the capitals to let Soviet troops move in, the Cold War was inevitable. Patton said it loudly and often enough that he was relieved of command and silenced. Patton had vowed to \"take the gag off\" after the war and tell the intimate truth and inner workings about controversial decisions and questionable politics that had cost the lives of his men. Was General Patton volatile, bombastic, self-absorbed, reckless? Yes, but he was also politically astute and a brilliant military strategist who delivered badly needed wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions still abound about Patton's rise and fall. \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of Patton\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to answer them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Better to fight for something than to live for nothing.\" -- General Patton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorge S. Patton is undoubtedly the most colorful and controversial US Military Commander of the Second World War. His behavior, character, and even his performance on and off the battlefield is often viewed through the lens of current mores, rather than in historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the closing days of the war, Patton had the opportunity to seize Berlin, Prague, and vast territory across Europe that would otherwise be consumed by the Soviet Union. Nearly the entire Allied leadership, except Churchill, insisted Patton stop his advance. Why? Why did the Allied leadership back down? How much would this cost America in the Cold War to come?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tragedy of Patton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e explores these questions, and more. Why was this prophetic leader silenced? Why was his behavior in later years dismissed as the unraveling of a senile and violent sociopath? And, was his tragic death his destiny? This book reveals the truth behind these questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Orlando shows that while Patton's methods were controversial, he was right about nearly every threat he identified. Every questionable decision Patton made in the last months before his untimely death was wholly embraced by the Allied leadership within three years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tragedy of Patton\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eseeks to set the record straight in this compelling reexamination of an American hero.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Orlando\u003c\/strong\u003e is a filmmaker, author, entrepreneur, and scholar. As an entrepreneur, he founded Nexus Media. As a scholar, his studies include film, religion, ancient and modern history, and biography. As an award-winning writer\/ director, his films include the thought-provoking documentaries \u003cem\u003eSilence Patton, The Divine Plan, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Citizen Trump\u003c\/em\u003e. His books include \u003cem\u003eApostle Paul \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Divine Plan\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has been published in \u003cem\u003eWriting Short Scripts, American Thinker, The Catholic Thing, HuffPost, Patheos, Daily Caller, \u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Merion West\u003c\/em\u003e. Orlando has a BFA from School of Visual Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Orlando\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Plan: John Paull II, Ronald Reagan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dramatic End of the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eApostle Paul: A Polite Bribe\u003c\/i\u003e. The founder of Nexus Media, he has been involved in the writing, directing, production, development, or release of more than a dozen film and documentary projects, including: \u003ci\u003eA Polite Bribe, The Divine Plan, Moment in Time, Road to Valor, Daughter of Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThucydides Trap: China \u0026amp; the Coming Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e. Sony Pictures released his most recent award-winning documentary \u003ci\u003eSilence Patton: First Victim of the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e with the DVD released Fall 2020 for the 75th Anniversary of General George S. Patton's strange and suspicious death and the end of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttp: \/\/www.silencepatton.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps: \/\/www.robomantix.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps: \/\/www.thedivineplanmovie.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttp: \/\/apolitebribe.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps: \/\/www.nexusmediasite.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author lives \u0026amp; works in the New York City metro area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 191\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768726061344,"sku":"9781630061753","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ef46dcf54cddc2970294555954bc373b.webp?v=1780335981","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-tragedy-of-patton-a-soldiers-date-with-destiny-could-world-war-iis-greatest-general-have-stopped-the-cold-war-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}