George Patton General in Spurs

by Alden R. Hatch

182 page hard cover biography of George Patton.

Genres: History, Biography

184 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Alden R. Hatch was an American writer.
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Reviews

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

"GEORGE PATTON General In Spurs" by Alden Hatch is a quick, down-to-earth, biased biography of Four Star General Patton. The book starts with George S. Patton as a child. He was always learning about military history. He would even reenact battles with his sister. A still young Patton then moves on to a military institute, West-Point, in Virginia. There he graciously fails his plebe year, but is not kicked out as a normal person would. Patton graduates West Point and through a series of events as mentioned in the book, meets up with to-be General John J. Pershing. Patton is then sent off to the Mexican-American war with Pershing. Patton learns many things about leadership in the war, and when it ends he goes back to his hobbies. Polo, in fact, is Patton's hobby. The Great War then rears its ugly head and as soon as Americans are involved, Patton is sent over as an aid. Patton then makes a spontaneous appearance at the first armored maneuver. He proceeds to take control of a group of American tanks and learn more about leadership. World War One subsides and Patton goes back to his hobby of Polo for a bit. He also writes a few essays for the betterment of the Army. Patton receives word after a while to train his troops for landing in Africa, as World War Two had begun. He trains them, and makes a landing in Africa. He takes control of a couple armies and earns victory everywhere. He also becomes a very controversial general at this time. After the war is over he is killed by a vehicle collision.

I loved this book. I love most books I read. I believe it is because I only read books that I choose. Plus, this book had tanks in it. Anyway, Alden Hatch has a way with words. He sucks you into the book, even though it's supposed to be a biography. It feels almost like a story, because of the way he shows Patton. Of course, that means that he is biased. It doesn't matter though, because I love Patton, and his bias goes along with my love for Patton. A very fast read this is, also. Large font on small pages with great margins. It also reads like a story, as fore stated.

I rate this book a 5/5 because I'm biased and I loved it. An excellent read for any Patton fan, or somebody who loves armoured warfare. Both of those fit me. I can not recommend this to everyone though. If you do not have some background knowledge of what was going on during Patton's time, you will be lost. Thus, hating the book. I also can not recommend this book to anyone who does not like Patton, or someone who likes General Montgomery. The book is really biased in favor of Patton.