George Patton: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Martin Blumenson, The Patton Papers, 2 vol. (1972–74; vol. 2 reissued as The Patton Papers, 1940–1945, 1996), combines and arranges Patton’s papers with informative narrative. Biographies of Patton include Ladislas Farago, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph (1963, reissued 1977), and The Last Days of Patton (1981); Martin Blumenson, Patton: The Man Behind the Legend, 1885–1945 (1985), a popular account; Robert H. Patton, The Pattons: A Personal History of an American Family (1994), written by his grandson; and Carlo D’Este, Patton: A Genius for War (1995). Charles M. Province, Patton’s Third Army: A Daily Combat Diary (1992), covers his World War II battles.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Library of Congress - George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910 to 1945. | Oct 31, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: World War II Database - George Patton. | Apr 20, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 17, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Patton in World War I. | Oct 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: US Army War College - Innovation, Flexibility, and Adaptation: Keys to Pattons Information Dominance (PDF). | Jul 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Military Hall of Honor - GEN George Smith Patton, Jr. | Jun 19, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of General George Patton Museum. | Oct 28, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - George S. Patton. | Mar 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: 1914-1918 International Encyclopedia of the First World War - George Smith Patton. | Jan 22, 2024 | ||
| Link added. | Feb 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of George S. Patton Jr. | Aug 25, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The National WWII Museum - General George S. Patton. | May 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - George Patton. | May 07, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 09, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Congress - George S. Patton Papers: Diaries, 1910 to 1945. | May 01, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Apr 25, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Liberation Route Europe - Biography of George Patton. | Mar 01, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - The Last Days Of General Patton. | Mar 01, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - George S. Patton. | Feb 27, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 26, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History Learning Site - Biography of George Patton. | Apr 21, 2017 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Jul 16, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History Learning Site - Biography of George Patton. | Apr 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History Learning Site - Biography of George Patton. | Apr 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of George Patton. | Apr 14, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - Biography of George S. Patton Jr. | Apr 14, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of George S. Patton. | Nov 25, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 25, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jan 12, 2000 |
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