From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All
Odds, comes an epic story of courage, resilience, and faith during the
Second World War General George Patton needed a miracle. In December
1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops
daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing
trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds had grounded
American warplanes, allowing the Germans to reinforce. The sprint to
Berlin had become a muddy, bloody stalemate, costing thousands of
American lives. Patton seethed, desperate for some change, any change,
in the weather. A devout Christian, he telephoned his head chaplain.
“Do you have a good prayer for the weather?” he asked. The
resulting prayer was soon printed and distributed to the 250,000 men
under Patton’s command. “Pray when driving,” the men were told.
“Pray when fighting. Pray alone. Pray with others. Pray by night and
pray by day. Pray for the cessation of immoderate rains, for good
weather for Battle. . . . Pray for victory. . . . Pray for Peace.”
Then came the Battle of the Bulge. Amid frigid temperatures and heavy
snow, 200,000 German troops overwhelmed the meager American lines in
Belgium’s Ardennes Forest, massacring thousands of soldiers as the
attack converged on a vital crossroads town called Bastogne. There,
the 101st Airborne was dug in, but the enemy were lurking, hidden in
the thick blanket of fog that seemed to never dissipate. A hundred
miles of frozen roads to the south, Patton needed an answer to his
prayer, fast, before it was too late.
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A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780593183793
Publisert
2023
Utgiver
Penguin US
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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