
Patton's Shadow
The Making of a Hero in Modern Memory
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An engrossing account of the myth and legend of George S. Patton and what his reputation illuminates about American culture and hero worship. Jones traces how the persona of Patton, a brash and brilliant general in the European theater of World War II, transcended an individual man and became a cultural icon and byword for triumphal American might.