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Kershaw Alex - Patton's Prayer A True Story Of Courage Faith And Victory In World War Ii - Hardcover
Kershaw Alex - Patton's Prayer A True Story Of Courage Faith And Victory In World War Ii - Hardcover
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Description: General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September turning roads into rivers of muck slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds had grounded American warplanes allowing the Germans to reinforce. The sprint to Berlin had become a muddy bloody stalemate costing thousands of American lives. Patton seethed desperate for some change any change in the weather. A devout Christian he telephoned his head chaplain. Do you have a good prayer for the weather? he asked. The resulting prayer was soon printed and distributed to the 250,000 men under Patton's command. Pray when driving the men were asked. Pray when fighting. Pray alone. Pray with others. Pray by night and pray by day. Pray for the cessation of immoderate rains for good weather for Battle Pray for victory Pray for Peace. Then came the Battle of the Bulge. Amid frigid temperatures and heavy snow 200,000 German troops overwhelmed the meager American lines in Belgium's Ardennes Forest massacring thousands of soldiers as the attack converged on a vital crossroads town called Bastogne. There the 101st Airborne was dug in but the enemy were lurking hidden in the think blanket of fog that seemed to never dissipate. A hundred miles of frozen roads to the south Patton needed an answer to his prayer fast before it was too late.
Title: Patton's Prayer A True Story Of Courage Faith And Victory In World War Ii
Author(s): Kershaw Alex
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9780593183779
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 5/21/2024
Category: History
Description: General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September turning roads into rivers of muck slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds had grounded American warplanes allowing the Germans to reinforce. The sprint to Berlin had become a muddy bloody stalemate costing thousands of American lives. Patton seethed desperate for some change any change in the weather. A devout Christian he telephoned his head chaplain. Do you have a good prayer for the weather? he asked. The resulting prayer was soon printed and distributed to the 250,000 men under Patton's command. Pray when driving the men were asked. Pray when fighting. Pray alone. Pray with others. Pray by night and pray by day. Pray for the cessation of immoderate rains for good weather for Battle Pray for victory Pray for Peace. Then came the Battle of the Bulge. Amid frigid temperatures and heavy snow 200,000 German troops overwhelmed the meager American lines in Belgium's Ardennes Forest massacring thousands of soldiers as the attack converged on a vital crossroads town called Bastogne. There the 101st Airborne was dug in but the enemy were lurking hidden in the think blanket of fog that seemed to never dissipate. A hundred miles of frozen roads to the south Patton needed an answer to his prayer fast before it was too late.
Title: Patton's Prayer A True Story Of Courage Faith And Victory In World War Ii
Author(s): Kershaw Alex
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9780593183779
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 5/21/2024
Category: History
