Scott, in which he is portrayed as a swashbuckling, brash, profane, impetuous general who wore ivory-handled pistols into battle and slapped two hospitalized soldiers in Sicily.

And the image of the man has been not a little influenced by the 1970 film Patton, starring George C. remains one of the most colorful, charismatic, misunderstood and controversial figures ever to set foot on the battlefields of World War II. D'Este's Patton takes its rightful place as the definitive biography of this American warrior.Fifty years after his death, General George C. Literate and meaty, incisive and balanced, detailed without being pedantic. 'This massive work is biography at its very best. 'D'Este tells this story well, and gives us a new understanding of this great and troubled man.' - Wall Street Journal This is the definitive biography.' - Martin Blumenson 'Of all the studies revealing Patton, D'Este's is by far the most complete. sprung back to life in all his heroic and complicated glory as in this first-rate biography.' - Douglas Brinkley This is revisionism at its very best.' - New York Times Book Review D'Este presents a picture that neither beautifies nor damns his subject. 'A major biography of the famous battlefield general by a superb historian of the Army where Patton rose to fame and fell into infamy.' - Washington Post Book World

With full access to Patton's private and public papers, and the cooperation of the general's family, D'Este shows us not only the extrovert Patton of public perception but also the intensely private Patton - the devoted student of history, the poet, the humble man very unsure of his own abilities - who could burst into tears, be charming or insulting quite unexpectedly, and the Patton who trained himself for greatness with a determination matched by no other general in the twentieth century. It is one of the achievements of this riveting biography that it reveals the complex and contradictory personality that lay behind the facade. remains one of the most colorful, charismatic, misunderstood, and controversial figures ever to set foot on the battlefields of World War II. D'Este's Patton takes its rightful place as the definitive biography of this American warrior.' -Dallas Morning NewsĪ comprehensive biography of General George Patton draws on hitherto unavailable letters, diaries, and memoirs, uncovering many new facts to create an insightful and definitive portrait of an American military hero.įifty years after his death, General George S.

Patton by Carlo D'Este