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Excerpts from
the Foreword
by Ret. Major General George Patton |
 “Brian Sobel, as author of The Fighting Pattons, has done a fine piece of work, putting into perspective the life experiences of a father and son who shared a love of the Army career, though they served in very different times and circumstances... In his book, Brian Sobel has let me travel the old roads, enjoying the recollections of past comrades, many now in retirement or gone to their rewards... I consider that he has done an excellent job of interpreting my experiences of command, with special attention paid to both the Vietnam conflict and the Korean War. I believe that he has done his utmost to be accurate, candid, and fair without being boring or prejudicial...(He) has taken our history and spun an excellent yarn, gathering into it many of my own experiences in my Army assignments, weaving in some of the characters I had the privilege of meeting or knowing... He has included them appropriately and described them with caring skill.”
“Although this book is Brian’s, as its subject, I appreciate his letting me acknowledge some of the people who encouraged me to let him write it and to grant him the interviews and assemble the materials he would require. My wife, Joanne, ranks first among this group. Our daughters Mother Margaret Georginia Patton, O.S.B., and Helen Patton Pluscyyk, and our sons, George Patton, Jr., Robert Holbrook Patton, and Benjamin Wilson Patton, cheered the effort on and made me feel it was work worth supporting.”
“Brian Sobel made it so.”
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