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About Patton's Way: A Radical Theory Of War
Product Description Patton's Way is a unique approach to the legend of General George S. Patton Jr. and his development and application of modern warfare. Rather than a biography, Patton's Way argues that popular representations of Patton are built on misconceptions and incomplete understandings about his approach to battle. Morningstar addresses the contradiction between the historiographical criticism of Patton's methods and popular appreciation for his successes. The author identifies several schools of thought offering explanations yet, he notes, they all fail to fully comprehend the real Patton. The secret to Patton's success was a radical and purposely-crafted doctrine developed over several decades. The author identifies four core principles in Patton's creed: targeting the enemy's morale through shock; utilizing highly practiced combined arms mechanized columns; relying on mission tactics and flexible command and control; and employing multi-layered and synthesized intelligence systems to identify enemy capabilities and weak spots. These precepts directly contradicted official U.S. Army doctrine and created misunderstandings that led commanders to truncate Patton's operations in Tunisia, Sicily, and France. Morningstar details how Patton developed and applied each principle and uses the breakout from Normandy as a case study to illustrate Patton's Way in application. This book discusses the "death and resurrection" of Patton's ideas in the U.S. Army directly following World War II to the present and comments on the status of Patton' ideas in the Army today. Review "Morningstar brilliantly puts Patton back in thought in the evolution of American strategic and tactical concepts. He is full of reflections on the war…. This book is to advise all those who are interested in strategy and tactics." -- Politique étrangère "This book is one that every serious specialist of World War II should read. More importantly, it is an ac-count that any individual involved in developing doctrine in any professional army--be it the U.S., British, or South Korean--should read, study, and consider carefully." -- Naval War College "A very well referenced and footnoted book.... The author does an excellent job of making a strong case that Patton has not been properly understood as the visionary student and practitioner of war that he was. Nor has he been credited appropriately with the ability to understand, design, train and lead a modern force that did much more than anyone thought possible." --Spotter Up "James Morningstar's book brilliantly replaces Patton's thinking in the evolution of American strategic and tactical concepts. It is full of particularly relevant reflections on war and maneuver, as Western armies seek to reinvent their modes of action for conventional, high-intensity combat. This book is for anyone interested in strategy and tactics." -- Foreign Policy " Patton's Way is a compelling and thought-provoking study of Patton's leadership and his revolutionary methods of planning and preparing for war--and how, since his untimely death in 1945, his ideas and principles have continued to have an influential impact on the Army's postwar leaders." -- Carlo D'Este, author of Patton: A Genius for War "To most historians, George Patton's legacy died with him at the end of World War II. Thankfully, James Kelly Morningstar has resurrected and extended Patton into the modern era. I've always suspected that Patton's long shadow is with us still. Morningstar proves it with brilliant scholarship and an amazingly contemporaneous thesis that makes Patton's genius relevant to today's generation of soldiers." -- Maj. Gen. Robert Scales, USA (Ret.), author of Scales on War: The Future of America's Military at Risk " Patton's Way is a must read for any U.S. or allied course that deals with leader development! West Pointer, combat veteran, and teacher, James Kelly Morningstar has done superb primary research to make this a must-hav
