388 pps, hardbound, presumed 1st, #772/1,000, 8vo, F/F, like new -- no folds, no markings, no soiling, no creases -- NOT EXLIB, NOT PC, mylar protected -- INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR title page, "To . . ./A fellow Veteran/Who shares my deep interest in WWII, and,/like I, is a great lover of books./With great admiration for your dedicated/military service./Sincerest best wishes/Al Irzyk".

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Bibliographic Details

Title

He Rode Up Front for Patton

Publisher

Pentland Press

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

157197007X

ISBN 13

9781571970077

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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Inscribed by Author(s)

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World War II

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Synopsis

As a young tank battalion commander in World War II, Brigadier General Irzyk witnessed the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of a concentration camp and encounters with General George Patton. The author's vivid descriptions and somber insights paint a striking portrait of life on the European front.

Review

He Rode Up Front For Patton is the intimate and true story of a young tank commander whose own tanks were often the lead elements of General Patton's famed Third Army. This autobiographical account describes the detailed adventures of how American men lived and worked in their tanks during the arduous push from England, across Europe to Czechoslovakia. Irzyk's intuitive glimpses into the lives of the men around him provide an insightful portrayal of the daily struggles they faced. He Rode Up Front For Patton is a personalized chronicle about the constant fight to wrest ground and defeat the Germans while endeavoring to spare the men he had the honor to lead unnecessary hardships and useless losses during one of the most momentous times of World War II. It provides a rare, unique, first hand account of life during combat, culminating in Irzyk's final and unprecedented encounter with General Patton. He Rode Up Front For Patton is a terrific insider's account of the horrors and heroics and mechanized combat in the European theatre. No World War II collection is complete without He Rode Up Front For Patton. -- Midwest Book Review

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