The Poems of General George S. Patton, Jr. Lines of Fire
Patton, George S
The Edwin Mellen Press (1991)
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Hardcover 0889461627
USA  English
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Nationality American
Pub Place Wales
First Edition Yes
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Conflict WW2
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New York EM Press 1991, 1991. First Edition. Hardbound in full cloth (not issued in dust jacket). 176 pages. Collects for the first time all of General George S. Patton, Jr.s poems of the military and war including "Through a Glass Darkly" which in the film Patton is the poem George C. Scott recites to Karl Malden (as General Omar Bradley) regarding his belief in his warrior reincarnation: "Through the travail of the ages / Midst the pomp and toil of war / Have I fought and strove and perished / Countless times upon this star.So as through a glass and darkly / The age long strife I see / Where I fought in many guises / Many names - but always me." Fully annotated with much historical and background information. Illustrated with numerous photographs of Patton.