I Marched with Patton: A Firsthand Account of World War II Alongside One of the U.S. Army's Greatest Generals
Written by Frank Sisson and Robert L. Wise
Narrated by Grover Gardner
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Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of General George Patton’s death, a gripping firsthand account of World War II written by a soldier with the American Third Army who served under the legendary warrior and participated in many of the most consequential events of the conflict—including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau.
Following in the footsteps of the bestsellers All the Gallant Men, Every Man a Hero, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In, and Never Call Me a Hero, I Marched with Patton is a remarkable eyewitness account that offers priceless insights into a foot soldier’s life on the front lines during World War II under the command one of the legendary figures in American military history.
Now a spry ninety-four years old, Frank Sisson looks back at his life and his service in the Third Army. Born in rural Oklahoma, Frank grew up fatherless during the Great Depression. In 1944, at age eighteen, he enlisted and was deployed to France where he marched with Patton, taking part in many of the key Allied movements of the war. Frank fought in the Battle of the Bulge, nearly died crossing the Rhine with Patton, and was among the first American soldiers who liberated the notorious Dachau concentration camp.
After the war, Frank continued to serve in the army as a military police inspector in Berlin. When he finally returned home, he attended college and built a career in business.
Frank Sisson’s remarkable reminiscences provide a fresh, unique look at Patton’s leadership, the final year of World War II and its direct aftermath, and the experience of combat on the front lines.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
Frank Sisson
Frank Sisson was born in 1925. In 1944, he deployed to France with the 667th Field Artillery. As a sergeant, he participated in much of the most significant fighting of the later war, including the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he served as a military police inspector in Berlin. He lives in Oklahoma City.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was exactly what i wanted: no complexity, no political perspective, no historic context of big decisions and complex operations. Simply and directly a personal testimony of someone that was there, that lived it and thought about things that were happening and being done. I simple truth story about a good man involved in a terrible war.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Until I go to about half-way, I didn't think much of this book. The story, as told, seemed rather pedestrian. I just couldn't relate. And then it began to dawn on me: we need stories like this to tell us how ordinary people left their home environment and were transformed into fighters. Their ordinariness is what makes stories like this so compelling. Sure, we're all aware of the towering figures like Patton but Patton would have gone nowhere without the troops of the Third Army. The reverse is true too ... without Patton, one can only speculate what the Third Army might have been.As a literary work, this book leaves much to be desired. As one story among millions, it is one that has been handed down to us.