The Army That Never Was: George S. Patton and the Deception of Operation Fortitude

by Taylor Downing

The full, dramatic story behind Operation Fortitude--the biggest subterfuge of World War II--and the plan to mislead the Germans into thinking that the invasion of Europe would come at Pas-de-Calais.

On May 29th, 1944, General George S. Patton gave a speech in the southeast of England to the men of the U.S. Army where he spoke of the American desire to win and of how losing was hateful to Americans. As he rose to his crescendo, he said...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639367543
• ISBN13: 9781639367542
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.