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Patton's Brittany Sideshow
With Kevin Hymel
Part of our Brittany Campaign series
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Also part of our 80th Anniversary Series
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Following his participation in the later stages of Cobra, coming after his "probationary" period ahead of DDay, General George Patton felt his stock was rising once more. With the Germans on the run in Normandy, what now for his Third Army? In today's show, we will talk about the months of August and September for Patton, and especially his apparent lack of enthusiasm for the planned liberation of Brittany.

Kevin M. Hymel is a contract historian at Arlington National Cemetery and a Historian/Tour Guide of Ambrose Historical Tours, leading the “In Patton’s Footsteps” tour. For fifteen years he was the research director of and regular contributor to WWII History and WWII Quarterly. He is a regular on WW2TV

Patton's War: An American General's Combat Leadership, Volume I: November 1942 - July 1944 by
Kevin M. Hymel
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Patton's War: An American General's Combat Leadership, Volume 2: August-December 1944 Volume 2 by Kevin M. Hymel
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UK amazon.co.uk/Pattons-War-Leadership-August-December-Experience/dp/0826222781

Kevin's previous appearances on WW2TV
Patton in Sicily
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Task Force Benson - Beyond El Guettar - General Patton's Offensive
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Patton's War - General Patton in WW2
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The Battle for Mayenne, Normandy (90th Division)

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