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Patton
- The Man Behind the Legend, 1885-1945
- Narrated by: William Lavelle
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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"A gem of a biography...No previous work on Patton can match it." (Stephen E. Ambrose)
"Blumenson makes [clear]... the contradictory elements in his character that caused him at times to be outrageously impossible but made him a winning commander." (Forrest Pogue)
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- Ann
- 11-10-03
Patton the man
I liked this book because it gives a picture of the whole personality of the man as well as his family history, etc. It's a fascinating book. It "listens well" and my husband and I could hardly wait to get to the next disk.
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- chris
- 02-07-14
a non-flattering performance on a dry book
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes, I enjoyed hearing about the life of Patton, but it's not my favorite audio book. Like every great person and leader there are aspects of their life that might not be "to form" but there is a lot to be learned in this book both about Patton and about how to be a "blood and guts" field commander. The book itself appears to be very dry, a never ending string of excerpted quotes from letters, glossing over interesting parts of Patton's life and going into great detail on things like Patton's self-depreciating letter style and his head injuries. The book doesn't take you into the brain and life of patton as good biographies do, it simply recounts his letters and historical facts like a history book.. dry and uninspiring stuff for one of the most dynamic field commanders in the 20th century.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
not there yet
How did the narrator detract from the book?
It's like they hired Barack Obamma to read G.H.W. Bush's autobiography. Patton was a Type-A field general with many great qualities, a very "conservatively" minded individual with strong ideals and grand motivations. The narrator has an inflection while reading the book that seemingly betrays negative personal feelings towards Patton. It is like he doesn't like Patton or the book but he is hired to read it. There seems to be a lot of emphasis on Patton's character faults, but not much enthusiasm in his accomplishments. Granted the book is not exceptionally flattering, so that may be a large contributor. Like many audible books, it would be much better if the author was reading it.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
The movie Patton is better written and a more entertaining view of Patton, his life, his motivations, and his personality.
Any additional comments?
A general good rule to follow in Audible is that books read by the author themselves are best. In this style you have a biography written by a person with somewhat of an axe to grind and read by another person with seemingly similar convictions. It fails to capture what I believe is the true essense of Patton the person. I was hoping to be more inspired by the experience
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- F-M
- 03-19-06
Good insight into Patton (but poor audio)
Good listen if you want to know more about Patton the man.
As others have noted, the audio quality is bad (it is old and my guess is that is comes from a cassete-tape).
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- Brian
- 02-16-13
great book, poor audio
Would you try another book from Martin Blumenson and/or William Lavelle?
yes
Would you be willing to try another one of William Lavelle’s performances?
maybe
Was Patton worth the listening time?
Yes
Any additional comments?
Excellent book about General Patton! The only downside was the audio quality was very poor, sounds like a recycled recording from an old book on tape and there are several breaks throughout the book with missing portions.
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- Don George
- 03-08-06
Great story - Fair audio
Patton's biography is a great listen, however, the audio quality is disappointing. The narrator is decent, but again, the quality made this review less than what it should be.
It's great listening to the history of the end of WWII and the inner workings and political. intrique between him, Ike, and Bradley.
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- Chandler
- 02-24-05
Good listen
Really enjoyed this. Good insight into the man, dispelled some myths and verified others. If you like WWII history, or the history of individuals who made a difference in his/her time, you'll like this
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- Michael
- 02-17-15
Good but Killing Patton is Better
Enjoyed this book but having listened to Killing Patton by Bill O'Reilly I was a bit disappointed. If you have listened to Killing Patton, you won't learn anything new here.
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- James
- 03-07-14
Interesting perspectives on a war legend
First of all - you can skip the first 4 chapters, which were rather long and boring and dealt with his family history, his time as a youth, etc. Chapter 5 is where it really all begins and discusses his WWI exploits and the post-war years leading up to WWII.
This book really brought to bare some of the idiosyncrasies and events which defined Patton's character. Repeated head trauma from polo injuries, for example, may have been the cause for his often violent temper later in life. Also, despite what anyone might think, Patton was often plagued with self-doubt that he was never doing enough, or being all he could be. In his mid-50's before the start of WWII he had a major mid-life crisis where he thought the Army would feel he was too old, and miss the next war - thus denying him of what he believed was his destiny. Destiny, was something that Patton believed in - that he was born to lead men into combat. Even throughout WWII as various decisions were made by Eisenhower and other commanders, Patton often wondered if he would ever realize his true destiny, and would often become depressed - whenever he was not leading men, or in combat.
Right after WWII there several very close calls Patton had - nearly freak accidents - which made him think that someone was trying to kill him. He even said to his children, upon returning home from the war briefly before going back to keep peace in Europe, that they would never see him alive again. He was right. Somehow, he knew he was going to die - but, as many friends and family believe - it was better than having him living the rest of his life in a world without a war. Patton said himself that, "Now that there is no war, I have lost all my value to this world". Nevertheless, it makes me wonder if there really was a plot to kill him from various political beliefs he held, including wanting to go to war with Russia, and showing public sympathy for some Nazi business leaders in Europe.
Overall - an interesting book - but as I stated - the first four chapters were not really relevant.
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- Olaf
- 01-09-13
What a man - book needs to be four times as long !
Having read many books about World War II and the highly recommendable book "Brothers, Rivals, Victors" about Patton, Bradley and Eisenhower, I knew quite a bit of Patton's war exploits but wanted to learn more about the evolution of this man. Here this book is truly outstanding and provides deep insight into how this splendid officer, gentleman and human being was shaped and what drove him. The World War II phase of his life, so full of triumphs and set backs, falls a little short of expectations but this time is extensively covered in other books. Patton was one of the few man I truly admire for all his facettes. He was a non-conformist who conformed because he had such an incredibly high standard of professionalism, duty and was a true patriot. I can recommend the book for anybody who wants to see the character behind the war hero and wants to understand how such an extraordinary personality is formed. Some historic flaws such as praising the 3rd U.S. army as the military force capturing the highest number of enemies ever (the war started before Germany declared war on the U.S.A. and bigger encirclements happend in the early months of the Russia campaign of the Wehrmacht) are not dimming the excellence of the content. Need a special teaser to listen ? Here is a Patton quote: "Troop leadership is like moving spaghetti - pushing from behind buckles the pasta - pulling from the front makes it moving". Just marvellous right ?
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- Coco
- 07-01-04
An excelletn book about a man larger than life
A must-read for anyone who wants to know greatness, humility and genius all wrapped in one person.
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- JFG
- 09-30-22
I wanted to know why my dad had so much respect for General Patton
I wanted to know why my dad had so much respect for General Patton.
Listening to this book over it’s many hours has done much to answer my question.
I found it most interesting, informative and useful. It was a few good hours well spent.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-27-22
Sympathetic
A truly fascinating story of a man with a true gift but who had so very many faults. This is a very sympathetic portrait of Patton but nonetheless it is a fine listen.
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- C.PLADHAMS
- 05-29-22
Poor audio quality.
Poor audio quality, fading in and out. Sounds of someone talking in the background. Great pity as it was otherwise a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the great military figures of the 2nd World War.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-09-22
Interesting book about an extraordinary man
Rather than listen over the usual few weeks, I had to finish this in just days.
Audible should check the editing as sometimes it skipped.
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- Keith Atkinson
- 12-11-20
Gaps in narration - Great Story
There are periodic gaps in the narration. Which if wasn’t for the fascinating subject I may have given up on it. The sound quality overall was also pretty poor.
Patton was a great military leader if somewhat flawed individual that is, for me,what it means to be human. In his case definitely one of the greats f his generation.
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- Ian St Leon
- 05-30-17
Fabulous Book Poor Narration
I enjoyed the biographical depiction of a complex man. The exploration of both the good and bad bring out his humanity.
I was disappointed with the narrator and recording as it seems to jump as if he took several takes and it was cobbled together.
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- Ross Manuel
- 01-12-18
an okay story but is broken
there are several instances where the recording skips. and one section where it actually jumped to a whole new section before repeating. this book is in serious need of re-recording as while the subject matter is good, the fact that a whole section is missing detracts from it
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- benjamin
- 08-25-17
A must read for military buffs!
loved this book, you if have watched the Hollywood story read this book to go beyond!
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- Daniel Parry
- 03-20-22
A grounded story!
Not hagiographic but positive. Honest and open. Not over long. I’d recommend this audio book.
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