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Biography, General George Patton: A Genius for War
directed by Don Horan, 1927-1996; produced by Mort Zimmerman, fl. 1983-2005 and Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2002, originally published 1995), 1 hour 28 mins
General George S. Patton was a walking talking fighting machine whose personality was bigger and noisier than one of his Sherman tanks. He was tough. He was vain. He was brilliant. And in a world gone mad with war he was our greatest field commander. His slashing armored columns dismembered the panzers of Hitler's...
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directed by Don Horan, 1927-1996; produced by Mort Zimmerman, fl. 1983-2005 and Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2002, originally published 1995), 1 hour 28 mins
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General George S. Patton was a walking talking fighting machine whose personality was bigger and noisier than one of his Sherman tanks. He was tough. He was vain. He was brilliant. And in a world gone mad with war he was our greatest field commander. His slashing armored columns dismembered the panzers of Hitler's "Thousand Year Reich" with matchless thunder and dash. Passionate and arrogant he slapped soldiers and cried over them; he was vilifie...
General George S. Patton was a walking talking fighting machine whose personality was bigger and noisier than one of his Sherman tanks. He was tough. He was vain. He was brilliant. And in a world gone mad with war he was our greatest field commander. His slashing armored columns dismembered the panzers of Hitler's "Thousand Year Reich" with matchless thunder and dash. Passionate and arrogant he slapped soldiers and cried over them; he was vilified and deified. But when it came time for the bloody business of war George Patton had no peers. This revealing profile takes a look at the complex personality of the man who struck fear into Nazi generals and left Allied superiors questioning his sanity. March into battle with George S. Patton a man who lived and died a warrior.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mort Zimmerman, fl. 1983-2005, Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, Jack Perkins, 1933-
Author / Creator
Don Horan, 1927-1996
Date Published / Released
1995, 2002
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Jack Perkins, 1933-
Person Discussed
George Smith Patton, 1885-1945
Topic / Theme
Military careers, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Biography, General Omar Bradley
directed by Don Horan, 1927-1996; produced by Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2002), 47 mins
Five-star General Omar Bradley was one of the main American field commanders in Europe and North Africa during World War II. This episode of Biography follows his distinguished military career from West Point, to the invasion of Normandy, to the Battle of the Bulge, and on to victory.
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directed by Don Horan, 1927-1996; produced by Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2002), 47 mins
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Five-star General Omar Bradley was one of the main American field commanders in Europe and North Africa during World War II. This episode of Biography follows his distinguished military career from West Point, to the invasion of Normandy, to the Battle of the Bulge, and on to victory.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, Jack Perkins, 1933-
Author / Creator
Don Horan, 1927-1996
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Jack Perkins, 1933-
Person Discussed
Omar Nelson Bradley, 1893-1981
Topic / Theme
Commanders (Navy), Military careers, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Biography, Douglas MacArthur: The Return of a Legend
directed by Don Horan, 1927-1996; produced by Mort Zimmerman, fl. 1983-2005 and Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 38 mins
General Douglas MacArthur was one of America's greatest and most complex commanders, a warrior so tough and determined that he helped win World War II with one simple promise: I shall return.
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directed by Don Horan, 1927-1996; produced by Mort Zimmerman, fl. 1983-2005 and Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 38 mins
Description
General Douglas MacArthur was one of America's greatest and most complex commanders, a warrior so tough and determined that he helped win World War II with one simple promise: I shall return.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mort Zimmerman, fl. 1983-2005, Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, Fritz Weaver, 1926-
Author / Creator
Don Horan, 1927-1996
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Fritz Weaver, 1926-
Person Discussed
Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964
Topic / Theme
Military careers, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
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