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XIX Tactical Air Command and Ultra: Patton's Force Enhancers in the 1944 Campaign in France

XIX Tactical Air Command and Ultra: Patton's Force Enhancers in the 1944 Campaign in France

Shwedo, Bradford J.

Paperback

Air CombatGeneral EducationWorld War II

ISBN10: 1288308507
ISBN13: 9781288308507
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Published: Nov 16 2012
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

During World War II, General George S. Patton Jr. was one of the most successful and feared commanders in the European Theater. Clearly, his August-September 1944 rapid drive across France can be considered one of Patton's greatest campaigns. Early histories detailing Patton's campaigns frequently attributed his successes to his outstanding tank corps and interesting stories of his sixth sense. The declassification of ULTRA intelligence, XIX Tactical Air Command reports, and post-war German interrogations provide additional contributing factors to his victories. These documents support a more plausible justification for Patton's apparent omniscience and the rationale behind many of his decisions. Students of history, who stood in awe of Patton's sixth sense or wondered in amazement of his ignorance/disregard of logistics and flanks, or marveled at his ambitious offensive drives, may find this study thought-provoking. This paper shows that Patton's chances and risks may have been a little less sixth sense or ignorance and disregard and a little more ULTRA intelligence and tactical airpower.

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