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Authors: Robert K. Wilcox
8
This history is based on what Angela told me, personal papers and documents of his she has, and records I found in U.S. repositories.
This history is based on what Angela told me, personal papers and documents of his she has, and records I found in U.S. repositories.
11
At least they did before the current era of Islamic terrorism.
At least they did before the current era of Islamic terrorism.
12
In a 28 May 1952 “Request For Army Information” in his file, the exact wording
is, “There is no record on file in this office of autopsy report or any indication that an autopsy was performed.” Why and by who the request was made is not stated.
In a 28 May 1952 “Request For Army Information” in his file, the exact wording
is, “There is no record on file in this office of autopsy report or any indication that an autopsy was performed.” Why and by who the request was made is not stated.
13
National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis.
National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis.
14
Emphasis hers.
Emphasis hers.
15
Dated 18 December 1945 and addressed “To: Provost Marshal” (sic), National Archives.
Chapter Sixteen: Stop Patton!Dated 18 December 1945 and addressed “To: Provost Marshal” (sic), National Archives.
1
Charles Province,
The Unknown Patton
(Bonanza, 1983), 60; For Patton’s pre-use discussion of the plan, Martin Blumenson,
The Patton Papers 1940-1945
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974), 482.
Charles Province,
The Unknown Patton
(Bonanza, 1983), 60; For Patton’s pre-use discussion of the plan, Martin Blumenson,
The Patton Papers 1940-1945
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974), 482.
3
Col. Robert S. Allen.,
Lucky Forward: Patton’s Third Army
(Manor Books, 1947, 1977), 86. Allen was co-author with Drew Pearson of the book and subsequent column, Washington Merry-Go-Round, and Washington bureau chief for
The Christian Science Monitor
before his death in 1981.
Col. Robert S. Allen.,
Lucky Forward: Patton’s Third Army
(Manor Books, 1947, 1977), 86. Allen was co-author with Drew Pearson of the book and subsequent column, Washington Merry-Go-Round, and Washington bureau chief for
The Christian Science Monitor
before his death in 1981.
4
Albin F. Irzyk,
Gasoline To Patton: A Different War
(Oakland: Elderberry Press, Inc., 2005), 101; Gen. James M. Gavin,
On To Berlin
(New York: Bantam, 1979), 129.
Albin F. Irzyk,
Gasoline To Patton: A Different War
(Oakland: Elderberry Press, Inc., 2005), 101; Gen. James M. Gavin,
On To Berlin
(New York: Bantam, 1979), 129.
5
Ibid.
Ibid.
7
Richard Rohmer,
Patton’s Gap, An Account of the Battle of Normandy 1944
(Beaufort Books, Inc., 1981), 176.
Richard Rohmer,
Patton’s Gap, An Account of the Battle of Normandy 1944
(Beaufort Books, Inc., 1981), 176.
12
Ibid., 110.
Ibid., 110.
16
OSS Reports to the White House, Jan-April 13, 45, Carlisle Barracks.
OSS Reports to the White House, Jan-April 13, 45, Carlisle Barracks.
19
Stephen E. Ambrose,
Ike’s Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment
(University of Mississippi Press, 1999) (originally published by Doubleday 1981), 135.
Stephen E. Ambrose,
Ike’s Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment
(University of Mississippi Press, 1999) (originally published by Doubleday 1981), 135.
26
Ibid., 531.
Ibid., 531.
30
Charles M. Province; “The Third Army in World War II,” Patton Research Library. (
http://www.pattonhq.com/textfiles/thirdhst.html
).
Charles M. Province; “The Third Army in World War II,” Patton Research Library. (
http://www.pattonhq.com/textfiles/thirdhst.html
).
31
Ibid.
Chapter Seventeen: The Car That Isn’tIbid.
2
A quarterly magazine published by Triumph Motorcycles.
A quarterly magazine published by Triumph Motorcycles.
4
These letters are contained in the museum publication, “The Patton Cadillac.”
Chapter Eighteen: Problem ChildThese letters are contained in the museum publication, “The Patton Cadillac.”
3
Ibid., 648.
Ibid., 648.
4
Ibid., 649.
Ibid., 649.
5
Last Days,
29. Farago took the scene from Omar N. Bradley,
A Soldier’s Story
(Modern Library, 1999), 521
Last Days,
29. Farago took the scene from Omar N. Bradley,
A Soldier’s Story
(Modern Library, 1999), 521
6
Nothing explicit was visible in the photo, though he was standing in a likely position, hands below the waist.
Nothing explicit was visible in the photo, though he was standing in a likely position, hands below the waist.
7
Ibid., 32.
Ibid., 32.
8
Richard Baron, Major Abe Baum, and Richard Goldhurst,
Raid! The Untold Story of Patton’s Secret Mission
(Dell, 2000), 250.
Richard Baron, Major Abe Baum, and Richard Goldhurst,
Raid! The Untold Story of Patton’s Secret Mission
(Dell, 2000), 250.
12
See anti-fascist Dwight Macdonald’s “The Ordeal of George Patton,” The New York Review of Books, December 31, 1964; Orville Prescott, “Books of the Times,”
New York Times,
February 27, 1946.
See anti-fascist Dwight Macdonald’s “The Ordeal of George Patton,” The New York Review of Books, December 31, 1964; Orville Prescott, “Books of the Times,”
New York Times,
February 27, 1946.
13
William R. Wilson, “Jimmy Doolittle Reminiscences about World War II,”
American History Magazine
, August 1997.
William R. Wilson, “Jimmy Doolittle Reminiscences about World War II,”
American History Magazine
, August 1997.
14
Benjamin B. Fischer, “The Katyn Controversy: Stalin’s Killing Field,” (
www.cia.gov/csi/studies/winter99-OO/art6.html
).
Benjamin B. Fischer, “The Katyn Controversy: Stalin’s Killing Field,” (
www.cia.gov/csi/studies/winter99-OO/art6.html
).
15
Bradley F. Smith,
Sharing Secrets with Stalin: How the Allies Traded Intelligence,
1941-1945
(University Press of Kansas, 1996), 164.
Bradley F. Smith,
Sharing Secrets with Stalin: How the Allies Traded Intelligence,
1941-1945
(University Press of Kansas, 1996), 164.
16
Ibid., 166.
Ibid., 166.
17
Steve Neal, H
arry and Ike: The Partnership that remade the Postwar World
(Touchstone, 2001), 53. The period, the end of the war until early 1946, is crucial because it led to 50 years of Cold War.
Steve Neal, H
arry and Ike: The Partnership that remade the Postwar World
(Touchstone, 2001), 53. The period, the end of the war until early 1946, is crucial because it led to 50 years of Cold War.
18
Bruce Lee,
Marching Orders: The Untold Story of World War II
(New York: Crown, 1995); Robert Murphy,
Diplomat Among Warriors
(Pyramid Books, 1964); and Victor Davis Hanson, “What Would Patton Say About the Present War?,”
Imprimis
, October 23, 2004.
Bruce Lee,
Marching Orders: The Untold Story of World War II
(New York: Crown, 1995); Robert Murphy,
Diplomat Among Warriors
(Pyramid Books, 1964); and Victor Davis Hanson, “What Would Patton Say About the Present War?,”
Imprimis
, October 23, 2004.
21
Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin,
The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
(Basic Books, 1999);
The Mitrokhin Archive: The KGB in Europe and the West
(Penguin Press, 1999).
Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin,
The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
(Basic Books, 1999);
The Mitrokhin Archive: The KGB in Europe and the West
(Penguin Press, 1999).
22
Ibid. 133-134 and 175-176 respectively.
Ibid. 133-134 and 175-176 respectively.
24
To the friendly countries and innocent and unfortunate people sacrificed.
To the friendly countries and innocent and unfortunate people sacrificed.
25
Charles M. Province, “More Than a Tank General,” Patton Society Research Library, (
http://www.pattonhq.com/textfiles/morethan.html
).
Charles M. Province, “More Than a Tank General,” Patton Society Research Library, (
http://www.pattonhq.com/textfiles/morethan.html
).
26
Ibid.
Ibid.
28
Ibid., 392.
Ibid., 392.
34
Charles B. Odom, General George S. Patton and Eisenhower Word Picture Productions (New Orleans: 1985).
Charles B. Odom, General George S. Patton and Eisenhower Word Picture Productions (New Orleans: 1985).
36
As discussed in Chapter 12, D. A. Lande quotes Woodring in
I Was With Patton
(274) that Patton “rarely ever [italics Lande’s] sat on the edge of his seat.”
Chapter Nineteen: Marked ManAs discussed in Chapter 12, D. A. Lande quotes Woodring in
I Was With Patton
(274) that Patton “rarely ever [italics Lande’s] sat on the edge of his seat.”
2
Larry G. Newman, “Gen. Patton’s Premonition: An account of a press conference at which the General sounded a grim warning,”
The American Legion
magazine, July 1962.
Larry G. Newman, “Gen. Patton’s Premonition: An account of a press conference at which the General sounded a grim warning,”
The American Legion
magazine, July 1962.
3
D’Este covered it, too.
D’Este covered it, too.
7
Ibid., 241.
Ibid., 241.
9
Ruth Ellen Patton Totten,
The Button Box: A Daughter’s Loving Memoir of Mrs. George S. Patton
(University of Missouri Press, 2005), 349.
Ruth Ellen Patton Totten,
The Button Box: A Daughter’s Loving Memoir of Mrs. George S. Patton
(University of Missouri Press, 2005), 349.
11
Charles Lutton, “Stalin’s War: Victims and Accomplices,”
Journal of Historical Review
, 4, Vol. 20, 2001. (
http://www.vho.org/GB/
Journals/JHR/5/1/Lutton84-94. html).
Charles Lutton, “Stalin’s War: Victims and Accomplices,”
Journal of Historical Review
, 4, Vol. 20, 2001. (
http://www.vho.org/GB/
Journals/JHR/5/1/Lutton84-94. html).
12
Mark Elliott,
Pawns of Yalta
, (University of Illinois Press, 1982), 106; Douglas Botting and Ian Sayer,
America’s Secret Army: The Untold Story of the Counter Intelligence Corps,
(London: Fontana Publishers, 1990), 338-339.
Mark Elliott,
Pawns of Yalta
, (University of Illinois Press, 1982), 106; Douglas Botting and Ian Sayer,
America’s Secret Army: The Untold Story of the Counter Intelligence Corps,
(London: Fontana Publishers, 1990), 338-339.
14
Ibid., 143.
Ibid., 143.
15
Ibid., 188. Dorn’s background is on page 184.
Ibid., 188. Dorn’s background is on page 184.
16
Ibid., 149.
Ibid., 149.
17
Ibid., 150.
Ibid., 150.
18
Mark Perry,
Partners In Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace
(New York: Penguin Press, 2007), 369.
Mark Perry,
Partners In Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace
(New York: Penguin Press, 2007), 369.
19
Patton Diary, August 27, 1945, Library of Congress.
Patton Diary, August 27, 1945, Library of Congress.
21
Patton Diary, August 29, 1945.
Patton Diary, August 29, 1945.
22
“Footnotes to Greatness: A Review of Patton: A Soldier’s Life”
“Footnotes to Greatness: A Review of Patton: A Soldier’s Life”
24
Mark Skubik, Email to author, August 6, 2005.
Mark Skubik, Email to author, August 6, 2005.
27
Robert Murphy,
Diplomat Among Warriors
(Pyramid Books, 1964), 329-330; E.H. Cookridge,
Gehlen: Spy of the Century
(New York: Pyramid Books, 1973), 197.
Robert Murphy,
Diplomat Among Warriors
(Pyramid Books, 1964), 329-330; E.H. Cookridge,
Gehlen: Spy of the Century
(New York: Pyramid Books, 1973), 197.
28
From an edited passage of Khokhlov’s 1959 book,
In the Name of Conscience
, printed in
The Times of London
, December 1, 2006.
From an edited passage of Khokhlov’s 1959 book,
In the Name of Conscience
, printed in
The Times of London
, December 1, 2006.
29
Ibid.
Ibid.
31
Ibid., 294 - 295.
Ibid., 294 - 295.
34
Stephen J. Skubik,
Death: The Murder of General Patton;
(Bennington: self published, 1993), Foreword.
Stephen J. Skubik,
Death: The Murder of General Patton;
(Bennington: self published, 1993), Foreword.
37
Jeffrey St. John, “The Press and General Patton,” Patton Society Research Library.
Jeffrey St. John, “The Press and General Patton,” Patton Society Research Library.
40
Russell Hill, “Patton Removal Praised in Red Zone of Berlin,”
New York Herald Tribune
, October 5, 1945.
Chapter Twenty: Into the NightRussell Hill, “Patton Removal Praised in Red Zone of Berlin,”
New York Herald Tribune
, October 5, 1945.
1
Ian Sayer & Douglas Botting,
Nazi Gold: The Sensational Story of the World’s Greatest Robbery—and the Greatest Criminal Cover-Up
(Mainstream Publishing, 2003); I was unable to confirm with Guiness.
Ian Sayer & Douglas Botting,
Nazi Gold: The Sensational Story of the World’s Greatest Robbery—and the Greatest Criminal Cover-Up
(Mainstream Publishing, 2003); I was unable to confirm with Guiness.
4
See
Soldiers of Misfortune: Washington’s Secret Betrayal of American PO Ws in the Soviet Union
by James D. Sanders.
See
Soldiers of Misfortune: Washington’s Secret Betrayal of American PO Ws in the Soviet Union
by James D. Sanders.
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