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ADVANCE DESTROY Patton as Commander in the Bulge JOHN NELSON RICKARD THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY AND Also by John Nelson Rickard Patton at Bay: The Lorraine Campaign, September to December 1944 The Politics of Command: Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton and the Canadian Army, 1939–1943 Copyright © 2011 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508–4008 www.kentuckypress.com 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rickard, John Nelson, 1969Advance and destroy : Patton as commander in the Bulge / John Nelson Rickard. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8131-3455-0 (hbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8131-3456-7 (ebook) 1. Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945. 2. Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945− Military leadership. 3. World War, 1939-1945—Campaigns—Western Front. I. Title. II. Title: Patton as commander in the Bulge. D756.5.A7R55 2011 940.54'219348--dc23 2011023205 This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses [23.22.236.90] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 10:46 GMT) The only way you can win a war is to attack and keep on attacking, and after you have done that, keep attacking some more. —Patton Patton was your best. —Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt ...