Patton's Shadow: The Making of a Hero in Modern Memory

Contributor(s): Jones, Nathan C (Author)

ISBN: 9780817361563

Publisher: University Alabama Press

Binding Types:

Paperback

$34.95

Digicover (1-4 copies)

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Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$46.70 (100+ copies: $45.95)

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$34.95

Pub Date: October 19, 2024

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2024021585

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.00" H x 9.00" L x 5.90" W ( 1.10 lbs) 328 pages

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Series: War, Memory, and Culture

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Description:

General George S. Patton's legendary image was carefully crafted during World War II and continues to shape our understanding of American history and culture today. Historian Nathan C. Jones explores the creation of the Patton legend and its enduring legacy in Patton's Shadow.

Review Quotes:

"An expertly written and deeply researched study of one way Americans and others chose to understand a bloody world war." --John Bodnar, author of Divided by Terror: American Patriotism after 9/11

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