{"product_id":"9781610601139","title":"Patton's Third Army in World War II: An Illustrated History","description":"\u003cp\u003e  Patton  was champing at the bit to lead the D-Day invasion, but Eisenhower placed him in  command of a decoy unit, the First U.S. Army Group. Nearly seven weeks after  D-Day, Patton finally got his chance to take Third Army into battle. He began a  ten-month rampage across France, driving through Germany and into Nazi-occupied  Czechoslovakia and Austria. Along the way Third Army forces entered the Battle  of the Bulge, breaking the siege of Bastogne. It was a turning point in the war,  and afterward the Third Army pushed eastward again.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatton’s Third Army in  World War II\u003c\/i\u003e covers Patton’s  command of Third Army with a focus on the armor. It was a new style of fighting,  avoiding entrenched infantry warfare by continuously pushing forward, and it  appealed to Patton’s hard-charging personality. Archival photos along with  frequent quotes complete the portrait of Patton as well as his men as they fight  their way across the Third Reich.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zenith Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158077391088,"sku":"9781610601139","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781610601139_p0.jpg?v=1769902897","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781610601139","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}