Brothers, rivals, victors : eisenhower, patton, bradley and the partnership that drove the allied conquest in europe

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by  Jordan

Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Epigraph

ONE - A HANGOVER OF WAR
TWO - DIFFERENT PATHS
THREE - MARSHALL’S MEN
FOUR - STRIKING THE MATCH
FIVE - TRACKS IN THE DESERT
SIX - A LONG-LOST BROTHER
SEVEN - FORGING THE PARTNERSHIP
EIGHT - “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED”
NINE - LOOKING NORTH
TEN - UNDER FIRE
ELEVEN - CRACKS IN THE WALL
TWELVE - AVALANCHE
THIRTEEN - KNIGHT, BISHOP, ROOK
FOURTEEN - ENGLAND
FIFTEEN - FIX BAYONETS
SIXTEEN - PASSWORD: “MICKEY MOUSE”
SEVENTEEN - SLOW MARCH
EIGHTEEN - OPEN FOR BUSINESS
NINETEEN - “WE MAY END THIS IN TEN DAYS”
TWENTY - P.O.L.
TWENTY-ONE - TO THE RHINE
TWENTY-TWO - A FOREST, A CROSSROADS, AND A RIVER
TWENTY-THREE - TO THE RHINE (AGAIN)
TWENTY-FOUR - THE THOUSAND-YEAR REICH
TWENTY-FIVE - CLOSING THE SHOP
EPILOGUE
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY OF SELECTED ALLIED CODE NAMES
ENDNOTE ABBREVIATIONS
ENDNOTES
PHOTO INSERT CREDITS
INDEX
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA:

Jordan, Jonathan W., 1967–
Brothers, rivals, victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and the partnership that drove the Allied conquest in
Europe/Jonathan W. Jordan. p. cm.
eISBN : 978-1-10147524-9
1. World War, 1939–1945—Campaigns—Europe. 2. United States Army—History—World War, 1939–
1945. 3. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890–1969. 4. Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885–
1945. 5. Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893–1981. 6. Generals—United States—Biography. I. Title.
D756.J67 2011
940.54’12730922—dc22 2010034841

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