The Stone Cold Truth (WWE)

Book Description

He's wrestled under many names, "Stunning" Steve Austin™, The Ringmaster, he even wrestled for a time under his own name, Steve Williams. But to fans he is and will always be Stone Cold Steve Austin™. The wrestler with the f-u attitude, the working-class guy who stood up his boss, a multimillionaire, and told him where he could put it. His quick wit and colorful use of language combined with his everyman character captured the hearts of fans worldwide and rewrote the dynamics of professional wrestling forever.

Steve grew up in a small town in Texas, one of four boys, who were fondly called by their parents the "Williams gang." Always a fan of wrestling, Steve seized the chance to study wrestling at a school in Dallas. His ability to take the bumps and hard falls required by his new profession, and his never-say-die attitude, connected him with the fans and his fellow wrestlers. His capricious firing by the WCW™, World Championship Wrestling®, lead to his being hired by World Wrestling Entertainment™.

However, it was Steve's own ability inside the ring and his quick-witted responses that led to his becoming one of the most popular WWE Superstars™ of all time. With the creation of the Stone Cold character, Steve's popularity expanded exponentially. It seemed nothing could stop the Texas Rattlesnake, except himself. In 2001 Steve's life seemed to spiral out of control and he walked away from it all. Now, with his triumphant return to the world of professional wrestling, he is finally ready to tell his story, his way.

The Stone Cold Truth is an unvarnished take on his life, his loves, and his days as a wrestler told in a way that only he could, and you know it's the truth " 'cause Stone Cold says so!"

Customer Reviews:

Candid as...?.......2007-03-08

A nice read, but the comments from his parents and JR don't really add anything to the story. Also, the story becomes a bit repetitive, with Austin breezing through subjects such as his divorces, him being seperated from his children simply by stating he "loves them to death", and he seems to respect everyone, which is not quite what I expected.

The problem is, that all wrestling books will now be compared to Foley's publications, with the result being that 9 out of 10 won't compare favorably. It's a nice read, but don't expect anything radical, apart from his views at the end of the book, about the state wrestling is in.

It wouldn't have hurt Austin to be a litte more outspoken...

Not Mick Foley, But Not The Rock Either.......2007-02-08

This book is at it's best when Steve is being himself instead of the Stone Cold character. Unlike The Rock's book, this one is a bit more honest and not in character every moment. Still not written with as much honesty as Mick Foley's bios (Have A Nice Day & Foley Is Good and coming soon Hardcore Diaries). JR (Jim Ross) helps out mostly at the end of chapters and his insight is very helpful. Without JR this book would be a 2 or 3 stars. Not too much is said that isn't common knowledge, so I recommend this book for the more die-hard Stone Cold fans. This won't appeal to mainstream non-wrestling fans the way Mick Foley's books did.

Stone Cold Truth.......2006-11-02

My son has been reading this book for his college reading course. Although his teacher is not a wrestling fan, my son found the book to be filled with interesting information about Steve Austin's upbringing and family values that were enlightening. The book shows that Steve Austin is more than his persona that he projected during his wrestling career.

The book is recommended for any fan of WWE wrestling and is an interesting read.

Ira J. Bromley

ENTERTAINING.......2006-08-13

STONE COLD DOES A NICE JOB DESCRIBING HIS LIFE AND EXPERIENCES IN PRO WRESTLING. I ENJOYED THE EARLY PARTS CONCERNING HIS FAMILY AND FOOTBALL, BUT THE MEAT OF THIS BOOK IS HIS CAREER. STONE COLD WAS QUITE A CHARACTER AND MADE ME LAUGH MANY TIMES. I BELIEVE HE WAS ONE OF MOST POPULAR AND ENTERTAINING WRESTLERS OF HIS TIME. INJURIES, BURNOUT AND DIVORCE DID HIM IN. HE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BAD GUY, HOPEFULLY HE WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIS DRINKING. FOR ALL WRESTLING FANS.

MORE NEEDED........2006-05-02

First, I truly believe that Steve Austins character helped win the Monday night war against WCW. I doubt that without him the WWF as it was named at that time would have prevailed. This book could have been at least twice as long. Mr. Williams could have gone much deeper into his personal life and the wrestling industry. Granted, much of what he said about the business part could be found in a multitude of various wrestling magazines. Perhaps, he was rushed into finishing this book to take advantage of his height in popularity? Many of the chapters were oddly short, and left you wanting him to go deeper. The book did get better as you read on. Yet, you got the feeling that the author was holding back. This was far better than the Rocks, and Shawn Michaels books. But, not nearly as good as Mick Foleys or Ric Flairs. Perhaps, in its next printing he will add more to it? All in all I liked it.

The Cold Truth (Julian Palmer Thrillers)

Average customer rating:

A Disappointment
The worst book I've read all year and I've read a LOT
Smalltown Snowbelt Madness
I can't believe
The Cold Truth -- A chilling novel by an outstanding author

The Cold Truth (Julian Palmer Thrillers)
Jonathan Stone
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Police Procedurals | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

General | Thrillers | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

General | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0312199422

Amazon.com

What's a smart, gorgeous, young female cop named Julian Palmer from the NYPD doing up to her nightstick in snow in the upstate New York town of Canaanville? Having a wonderful time, as it turns out. "There was something about that white blanket that captivated her.... It seemed like a way of forgetting. A way of softly covering everything up. Of starting anew," says Jonathan Stone in his impressively tricky first novel.

Julian, a cop with a sad secret, has applied for an Advanced Associates Internship, a program designed to drop police officers into totally different environments. She chooses Canaanville for its weather and the chance to work with its legendary police chief, Winston "Bear" Edwards, who has never let a local murder go unsolved for longer than two weeks.

But Julian arrives a month after the brutal stabbing death of a 21-year-old waitress, and Edwards is still seriously stumped. (He's also miffed that Julian turns out to be a woman in spite of her name, but he quickly gets over that.) The crotchety Edwards even agrees to let a psychic named Wayne Hill sniff around the case, and the exceedingly strange but ultimately sympathetic Hill actually comes up with a couple of clues. But Jonathan Stone has more on his mind than debunking or defending psychics. He has set himself a daredevil challenge--walking a tightrope over yawning chasms of possible disbelief and disaster with the skill of a master. The Cold Truth is the kind of book that keeps making you say, "Oh, no--he's not going to try that!" Then he tries it, pulls it off, and goes on to make you say it again. --Dick Adler

Book Description

A YOUNG GIRL MURDERED IN A SMALL MOUNTAIN TOWN

A POLICE TRAINEE WORKING HER FIRST HOMOCIDE

A LEGENDARY COP WORKING HIS LAST CASE

AN EERIE LOCAL PSYCHIC

A BRUTAL KILLER WITH A STONE-COLD HEART

Julian Palmer--a young, female, New York City police trainee--leaves the dirty sludge of a Manhattan winter for an internship in northern New York State. Her new boss-legendary Police Chief Winston "Bear" Edwards--has solved every murder case he's ever worked on...except one. On the eve of his retirement, Edwards is baffled by the brutal murder of a young girl. With no clues and no suspects, he's only got his instincts, a bizarre psychic, and Julian to rely on. As the case unravels and potential suspects surround her, Julian suddenly realizes that the small town's shimmering blankets of snow hide shocking secrets--and a killer with the coldest heart.

The Cold Truth is one of those rare novels that comes along every few years and redefines the genre. In a time where every new thriller seems to rely on gimmicks, high concepts, or out of this world scenarios, this is just a no nonsense, plain good read. Like A Simple Plan and The Silence of the Lambs, The Cold Truth relies on fresh, original characters and sharp, clean writing for a fast paced puzzle that will keep you guessing till the last page.

Customer Reviews:

A Disappointment.......2006-06-20

I had the same problems with this book that some of the other reviewers below did. The plot was highly unrealistic, with a major (often silly) plot twist occurring every five chapters or so. The characters are poorly drawn, and I couldn't relate to any of them on any level.

There is a ludicrous job interview scene in the first chapter, where the 65-year old police chief asks the main character (a twentysomething police officer applying for a job) whether she had masturbated recently. I kid you not. This question is treated as no big deal by either character.

I also disliked the passivity of the main female character -- she doesn't really do much active investigation of the murder. Instead, she simply watches the small town police chief do things. We spend a lot of time in her mind and inner thoughts, as she wonders whether the police chief is doing the right thing or not. Quite frankly, I found her kind of boring.

On the plus side, it's fairly evident that the author is a good writer, and he writes in a very readable style. My major suggestion to him would be to write a more straightforward crime story, with more likable characters.

The worst book I've read all year and I've read a LOT.......2003-09-04

This book is awful, the plot twists are thoroughly unbelievable. The main character is your usual woman character written by a male author, she is a drop dead gorgeous, could be a model but somehow became a policeman,and of course has the usual "too full breasts and too slim hips". Please, what a surprise!

Smalltown Snowbelt Madness.......2002-06-22

This psychological thriller has all the trappings of a stage production. There are four main characters and three of them are possible suspects for a brutal murder. In spite of some chase and action scenes, the story essentially takes place in the police station, the police chief's home and in a car. The secondary characters are hazy and almost faceless.

The protagonist, Julian Palmer, is by her own and everyone else's estimation, a babe. She has the usual beautiful girl's complaint that none see her, only her gorgeous exterior. However, Julian is by no means all fluff; she is a complex slightly eccentric woman. The reader is privy to her thoughts, but none of the other characters. The legend-in-his-own-lifetime police chief, Winston "Bear" Edwards, about 65, is a huge man, powerful both physically and mentally. He has a perfect solve record for his entire career. Mrs. Edwards, Estelle, is almost as large as her husband is a commanding woman who keeps a perfect Victorian house. She is talkative, strange, and repressed. It appears that Mr. and Mrs. Edwards are almost afraid of each other, have many secrets both together and apart. The last character is the psychic, Wayne Hill, a peculiar will o' the wisp man with many self-contradictions.

Julian has signed up as a winter intern in small-town Cannanville to have the opportunity to observe Chief Edwards in action. Her first meeting with him is tumultuous first because of her name, he was expecting a man, and secondly because of his unsettling intuitive mind. He has an unsolved murder of a 21-year old waitress marring his perfect record, and he is obsessed with solving it so he can go off to his retirement in a blaze of glory. To keep his mind focused, he has graphic photos of the brutally slain girl pinned up across from his desk, so he can more readily concentrate. He is so barren of clues, he agrees to hire a local psychic who claims to have insights into the crime. Julian is very sexually drawn to the much older Edwards. She cannot answer to her own satisfaction if he is deliberately drawing her to him, or if it is her need for a father. Mrs. Edwards insists that she move from her motel to the apartment in their restored barn. She has dinners with the couple and is baffled by their relationship and the miasma of tension around them.

Clues pile up and point in different directions. Julian is in a constant state of flux, first thinking the evidence points to Estelle, then Edwards, then the psychic in rapid order. I agree that this whipsawing of doubt and suspicion is a very normal human thinking procedure, but when confronted with it on the written page, it is unnerving. When the climax came, I was more relieved than anything.

Mr. Stone has done an excellent job with his four characters. They are nuanced and intelligently done. The interweaving of snow descriptions with the action is wonderfully apt. The problem with the book is Julian's suspicions do not really take shape until the story is half over. Then it is a helter skelter race to the finish line. The story was badly in need of pacing and some of these elements of suspense and suspicion should have been introduced much earlier. I think Mr. Stone has a lot of talent and a great deal of originality, but I believe he loaded his story with more baggage than its fragile frame could bear.

I can't believe.......2001-05-21

I can't believe anyone liked this book. It is an insult to the reader. It is poorly writen, the characters are stereo-types and not developed at all. Their internal dialogue is histrionic. This makes me wonder about the publishing world. Truely awful.

The Cold Truth -- A chilling novel by an outstanding author.......2001-01-23

If you love real drama that leaves you wanting to read more and more just to find out whodunnit, this is the book. Stone did an excellent job of not only making this not-so-typical "whodunnit" a cliff hanger, she brought in elements of everyday life so even us non-cops can enjoy this police thriller. This is a certain must read.

Average customer rating:

Cold Truth
Jonathan Stone
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTAPSE

The stone-cold truth: the fact is, diamonds are neither rare nor a killer investment, but that hasn't cooled Americans' love affair with these gems.(SAVVY CONSUMER): An article from: Sarasota Magazine

Average customer rating:

The stone-cold truth: the fact is, diamonds are neither rare nor a killer investment, but that hasn't cooled Americans' love affair with these gems.(SAVVY CONSUMER): An article from: Sarasota Magazine
Howard Tisch
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000PC6UKW
Release Date: 2007-04-11

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Sarasota Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1331 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: The stone-cold truth: the fact is, diamonds are neither rare nor a killer investment, but that hasn't cooled Americans' love affair with these gems.(SAVVY CONSUMER)
Author: Howard Tisch
Publication: Sarasota Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 29 Issue: 7 Page: 189(3)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Average customer rating:

Stone Cold Truth
Steve Austin
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K2TG3K

Book Description

Gene Garrison spent a terrifying nineteenth birthday crammed into a muddy foxhole near the German border in the Saar. He listened helplessly to cries of wounded comrades as exploding artillery shells sent deadly shrapnel raining down on them. The date was December 16, 1944, he was a member of a .30-caliber machine-gun crew with the 87th Infantry Division and this was his first day in combat.

Less than a year earlier, he had taken the first steps in charting his future, entering college as a fresh-faced kid from the farmlands of Ohio. Now, as the night closed around Garrison, slices of light pierced the darkness with frightening brilliance. Battle-hardened German SS troopers using flashlights infiltrated the line of the young, untested American soldiers. Someone screamed "Counterattack!" In the maelstrom of gun fire that followed the teenaged Garrison struggled to comprehend the horrors of the present, his entire future reduced to a prayer that he would be alive at daybreak.

From those first frightening, confusing days in combat until the end of the war five months later, Gene Garrison saw many of his buddies killed or wounded, each loss reducing his own odds of survival. Convinced before one attack that his luck had deserted him, he wrote a final letter to his family, telling them goodbye. Garrison gave the letter to a buddy with instructions to mail it if he died.

From the bitter fighting west of Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge to the end of the war on the Czechoslovakian border, Garrison describes the degradation of war with pathos and humor.

Gene Garrison's story is told through the eyes of the common soldier, a man who might not know the name of the town or the location of the next hill that he and his comrades must grimly wrestle from the enemy but who is willing to die in order to carry the war forward to the hated enemy. He writes of the simple pleasure derived from finding a water-filled puddle deep enough to fill his canteen; a momentary respite in a half-destroyed barn that shields him from the bitter cold and penetrating wind of an Ardennes winter; the solace of friendship with a core of veterans whose lives hang upon his actions and whose actions might help him survive the bitter, impersonal death they all face.

The rich dialogue and a hard-hitting narrative style bring the reader to battlefield manhood alongside Garrison, to each moment of terror and triumph faced by a young soldier far from home in the company of strangers.

Customer Reviews:

Poignant Personal Memoir.......2007-08-31

"Unless Victory Comes", by Gene Garrison (with Patrick Gilbert). Subtitled: "Combat With A Machine Gunner In Patton's Third Army". Casemate, Havertown, PA, 2004.

At the very end of his book, Gene Garrison states that "...this book is my memoir. It is not intended to be a definitive history of the fighting in Europe".

The author has accomplished his stated purpose, as he has produced a matter-of-fact memoir that describes his experiences in the European Theatre of Operations. As a young man (one of his chapters is entitled, "Turning Nineteen In Battle", page 29), Gene Garrison describes the journey from stateside, (Fort Jackson), to England and then to France, where his outfit, the 87th Infantry Division, arrived after the D-Day invasion.

Unlike so many other personal memoirs, this author rapidly sums up basic training and then his transfer to the "Golden Acorn" division, which he describes as a reserve division that had not seen action since World War I. Private Garrison was volunteered to be machine gunner, which he describes as good in that there were two men together, but was also bad since the firepower of the machine gun would draw down enemy attention. His description of standing on the back of a Sherman tank, as he fired the top mount fifty caliber machine gun is all presented with just the facts, even as he is pushed off the tank to avoid enemy fire. Garrison's memoir goes on in this matter-of-fact fashion until the end of hostilities in Europe. Then, at the very end of war in Europe, Garrison is diagnosed with yellow jaundice and required to go to the hospital. Very poignantly, as he leaves his comrades, he shouts a farewell to Tony D'Arpino, saying, "...you're the only one left from Fort Jackson".

The chapter is closed with a quote from the front of his book, "When the last man was gone, would there be anyone to miss him?"

This book belongs in your collection........2006-02-09

Nice, easy to read account of some pretty intense action. I've read so much about the ETO that I'm starting to read accounts of the same events by different authors. That's pretty nice since I've found that some accounts support each other, and some accounts don't. That shows just how different units that fought the same battle a couple of miles apart could have had a completely different experience. This book adds a really great first person account to the history of WW2. Fans of the ETO will enjoy this perspective. Those less studied will find that Mr. Garrison helps put a face and name to the action that general interest WW2 volumes could never do.

I think you'll enjoy this book enough to reccomend it to someone else.

Average customer rating:

Patton's Third Army at War
George Forty
Manufacturer: Arms and Armour Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NBEELM

Average customer rating:

Patton's Third Army at War
George Forty
Manufacturer: Weidenfeld Military
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Europe | History | Subjects | Books

General | Military | History | Subjects | Books

Strategy | Military | History | Subjects | Books

Average customer rating:

Some inaccuracies but a worthwhile, quick read...

Patton & His Third Army
Brenton Greene Wallace , and Gen. Brenton G. Wallace
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Europe | History | Subjects | Books

General | Military | History | Subjects | Books

General | World | History | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 081172896X

Book Description

8-page b/w photo section 5 x 8 Revised paperback edition of a 1946 military history classic With a new introduction by noted miltary historian Martin Blumenson Dwight Eisenhower once said of General George Patton, "He was one of those men born to be a soldier . . . whose gallantry and dramatic personality inspired all he commanded to deeds of great valor." In this account of Patton and his Third Army, Wallace places Patton within the context of the army's operations and day-to-day movements as it roared through France, Luxembourg, and Germany. Wallace, Patton's former assistant chief of staff, draws his facts from stenographic records of daily staff meetings, and provides insights and details unavailable to other historians.

Customer Reviews:

Some inaccuracies but a worthwhile, quick read..........2004-03-09

The inaccuracies are certainly due to the close proximity of Gen. Wallace to Patton and the fighting instead of Eisenhower and the grand decision making. Overall, it is a quick read and very interesting. Since it was written in 1946, it definitely preserves a lot of the genuine feel of the times (Germans are referred to as Heinies) and depicts the general American attitude toward the Germans at the time of war. There are definitely more comprehensive studies out there, but this 200 page book addresses from the ground level the entire life of the Third Army and is definitely a great intro to the topic.

Patton's Third Army: A Daily Combat Diary

Average customer rating:

Extraordinary
Get this book and learn....
Hard to be more disappointed than this
Another disappointment for a WW2 buff from New Jersey

Patton's Third Army: A Daily Combat Diary
Charles M. Province
Manufacturer: Hippocrene Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Military | History | Subjects | Books

General | World | History | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0781802393

Customer Reviews:

Extraordinary.......2004-05-28

It is remarkable what an Army has to go through, not only did General Patton have to command his men in battle, he was also responsible for the literal rebuilding of the French towns he liberated. This Day by Day Diary is an astounding account of the massive undertaking by the Third Army.
You will be as amazed as I was!

Get this book and learn...........2000-05-05

There is a wit and a wisdom to be found in this fantasticly written book. Mister Province has not only given us a book on the Third Army accounts but has also given us an insight to Pattons strategies. Find this book and READ. You'll be better informed on Patton for having done so

Hard to be more disappointed than this.......2000-03-20

This book is terrible; it is clear Province worships Patton. His objectivity is lost, and so too is the price of this book if you buy it. Read Farago or Blumenson to learn about Patton.

Another disappointment for a WW2 buff from New Jersey.......1999-12-19

This book again disappoints. Province idolizes Patton and tends to downplay his ability to moblize his army, effectively using Blitzkrieg tactics against the Germans themselves. Patton would likely agree that this was his destiny although he clearly did not enjoy losing his men, albeit honorably. However, Province has chosen to take advantage of the cult of personality around Patton as his web site allows you to join the Patton Society for sums of money which get you a 'rank'. I do not think General Georgie would approve.

Patton's Third Army: A Chronology of the Third Army Advance, August, 1944 to May, 1945

Average customer rating:

Excellent Study

Patton's Third Army: A Chronology of the Third Army Advance, August, 1944 to May, 1945
Province
Manufacturer: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Military | History | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0870529730

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Study.......2003-05-13

This is an excellent study of Patton's exploits with the Third Army during the march across Europe in 1944-1945. The book has a day-by-day summary of the activities of the Third Army each day during the drive towards (and later through) Germany. While not technically a primary source, this book should be of primary interest to anyone studying the Third Army or its commander.

Average customer rating:

Air Support for Patton's Third Army

Air Support for Patton's Third Army
John J. Sullivan
Manufacturer: McFarland & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Military & Spies | Professionals & Academics | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Aviation | Military | History | Subjects | Books

General | World | History | Subjects | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0786414650

Product Description

As the United States Third Armys tanks moved through Avranches, no one, not even the Third Armys commander, Lieutenant General George S. Patton, could have foreseen that it was the start of one of the most successful offensives of World War IIan offensive that received a great deal of help from the air. As Patton later wrote to the chief of the Army Air Forces, For about 250 miles I have seen the calling cards of the fighter-bombers, which are bullet marks in the pavement and burned tanks and trucks in the ditches. This book covers the units in the Ninth Air Force, which gave close air support to the Third Army, and the Third Armys campaign in France from August to November 1944, with special emphasis on how support from the air helped the Third Army continue pushing toward the German border. The difficult logistics of the operation are discussed in detail: Both the Ninth Air Force and the Third Army were hurt by a lack of matériel, especially gasoline, and this affected the offensive.

Customer Reviews:

Air Support for Patton's Third Army .......2007-01-20

Air Support for Patton's Third Army is a well written account of Patton's service and action of the Third Army drive into Germany during World War II. The Air Force that supported Patton's efforts was the Ninth Air Force which provided tactical support with fighters and light bombers.The plane on the cover on the book is an A20 which my father flew for the ninth Air Force over France during the Normandy landings and beyond. I bought the book hoping that it would cover more of the Ninth Air Force and its contribution to the war effort and support for Patton's Third Army. Hardly any mention is given to light bomber missions or the A20 aircraft. The author provides very limited accounts of the Ninth Air Force missions to the point where this book is more about Patton and the ground battles that took place during this period of WWII. However, this is the only book that I have found that gives one an overall view of the events that took place by describing both the army and the air force contribution to select battles. Given these limitations I feel that this book is still a must have book for those individuals interested in WWII.

From Hell to heaven: Memoirs from Patton's third army

Average customer rating:

From Hell to heaven: Memoirs from Patton's third army
Vernon D McHugh
Manufacturer: Dorrance & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Average customer rating:

Final Shot of WWII by Patton's 3rd Army

Last Shots for Patton's Third Army
Robert Paul Fuller
Manufacturer: New England Transportation Research
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description

After a brief history of the Third Army from 1918 - 1947, Fuller uses archival material, veterans' experiences, maps, photographs and statistics to shape this fascinating book and provide an in-depth look at the last eight days of World War II from the view point of the Third Army. It covers enemy resistance, the army's last shots at the enemy, surrenders, and interrogations of German generals. Hardcover. 300 pages + a separate packet containing 16 fold-out-maps of 16" X 22".

Customer Reviews:

Final Shot of WWII by Patton's 3rd Army.......2005-11-17

Author Fuller has undertaken a truly colossal effort to identify the circumstances and individuals who fired the last shots for every unit in the 3rd Army in the closing days of WWII. He leavens this work with a fairly comprehensive history of the 3rd Army from its inception during WWI and includes a brief overview of General Patton's career. He adds a very interesting and compelling segment in which General Patton explains in some detail how he expects each type of unit to fight and how these various units will integrate their efforts-this is the most interesting portion of the text, giving a very revealing look at how Patton used combined arms to succeed on the battlefield and what he expected of his commanders. The remainder of the book is exceptionally well detailed, with anecdotal and factual events related right down to the platoon and squad level, with individual soldiers' stories told in their own words. The author has done a superb job of providing maps, both within the text and some separately accompanying the book. These maps are well detailed and assist even the uninitiated in military history to understand the locales and topography of the events revealed. The author includes a number of rare photographs, some in color; however, they are not individually captioned, making the reader refer back in the text to determine their context. The author also includes a number of graphs and charts that detail casualties, unit strengths, number and percentages of days in combat, among other interesting data. This book is not for the casual reader looking for a story about Patton or the 3rd Army; rather it is a serious categorical compendium of unit actions. This book will be a "must read" for anyone who every served in the 3rd Army and should hold interest for foot soldiers, tankers, artillery men and anyone else who served on the ground during WWII.

Lucky forward,: The history of Patton's Third U.S. Army (MB 95-159)

Average customer rating:

Lucky forward,: The history of Patton's Third U.S. Army (MB 95-159)
Robert S Allen
Manufacturer: Macfadden-Bartell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books