Patton: Ordeal and TriumphIndhold: I. The Ordeal:Robert is coming; Gentleman soldier; Ancient man in modern armour; Jine the cavalry; Rehearsals for war; Torch; Proconsul in Morocco; Detour to Tunesia; The shadow of Montgomery; Born at Sea, Baptised in blood; The slapping incidents; II. The Triumph: Underdog of the Overlord; In the London fog; Master of Peover Hall; Dismal days; Return to Normandy; The shadow of Bradley; Break-out; A night in August and the Morning After; Brittany; The chains of command; The Falaise mystery; Victories and Woes; The sure thing; Bone dry; The shadow of Eisenhower; Period of Confusion; The road to the Buldge; Bastogne; Yonder are the Russians; A time of war, a time of peace. and a time to die; Som bilagsmateriale kort: The battle of Normandy; The approach to the Siegfried Line; The German counter-attack in the Ardennes; The last days of the war in Europe |
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ROBERT IS COMING | 3 |
GENTLEMAN SOLDIER | 34 |
ANCIENT MAN IN MODERN ARMOUR | 41 |
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