{"product_id":"9781625390806","title":"History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of George Patton for Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfect for ages 7-10.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eIncludes pictures.\u003cbr\u003e*Includes a table of contents. \u003cbr\u003eIn Charles River Editors’ History for Kids series, your children can learn about history’s most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. Pictures help bring the story to life, and the concise but comprehensive book will keep your kid’s attention all the way to the end.\u003cbr\u003eRommel, Guderian, Liddell-Hart and JFC Fuller: early exponents and practitioners of armored warfare. These tactics were to break the stalemate that had characterized World War I. Advocates of the tank and above all speed, it was their ideas which decimated Saddam Hussein’s forces in the 1990 Gulf War. But among the proponents and practitioners of armored warfare, the brash, bold, arrogant and eccentric George S. Patton remains the world’s greatest armored commander by the one yardstick that really counts: the battlefield. In 1944-45, Patton’s Third Army raced across northern Europe, covering more ground and destroying more enemy resources than any other equivalent force in history. \u003cbr\u003ePatton is one of America’s most celebrated generals and one of the most famous generals of the 20th century, but his story has its origins in the form of a shy, dyslexic boy who could cry uncontrollably and who viewed his own emotional intelligence as unmanly. Patton was a fascinating, complicated and controversial man whose life story ranges between genius, folly and tragedy, with absolute determination the one constant theme. \u003cbr\u003eHe was also a man constantly on the move, whether it was as an Olympic athlete or as one of the first American soldiers to work with tanks in World War I, but his life’s work truly went toward revolutionizing warfare on and off the battlefield. Between the two World Wars, he wrote at length about mechanized warfare and tactics, and during the Second World War he worked his way up colorfully, controversially, and capably, all of which made him more conspicuous during the war. Patton’s shocking death just a few months after the war ended ensured that the general died at the height of his fame and would always be remembered for his legendary attitude and exploits. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of George Patton for Children profiles the amazing life and career of the American war hero, while also examining his personality and analyzing his lasting legacy. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, your kids will learn about Patton like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles River Editors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130710737136,"sku":"9781625390806","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781625390806_p0.jpg?v=1763864081","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781625390806","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}