Release Date: September 23, 2014
Pages: 368
Genre: American History
Reviewed by WC
Book Description: Readers around the world have thrilled to "Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy," and "Killing Jesus"--riveting works of nonfiction that journey into the heart of the most famous murders in history. Now from Bill O'Reilly, anchor of "The O'Reilly Factor," comes the most epic book of all in this multimillion-selling series: "Killing Patton."
General George S. Patton, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost seventy years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident--and may very well have been an act of assassination. "Killing Patton" takes readers inside the final year of the war and recounts the events surrounding Patton's tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.
WC's Review: It remains a mystery how Bill O'Reilly comes up with this stuff. How does he know that our most outspoken General had an affair? How much does O'Reilly dream about a missed opportunity to party with Hitler's mistress and wife, Eva Braun? Too young, of course.
Were the drunken soldiers who careened into Patton's limo on a suicide mission?
The portrayals of peers whose lives impacted Patton are vivid. Some come off as good guys: Churchill, George Marshall, and the men of Patton's beloved Third Army; many more others as rapscallions and less than humane: Eisenhower, Montgomery, MacArthur, Roosevelt, and Truman; others as downright evil: Hitler and Stalin. Indeed, it is Patton's insight into the true character of Papa Joe that sets him up for retribution.
O'Reilly makes the case that Stalin may have been involved, that the kowtowing behavior of the rapscallions listed above may have emboldened the efforts of the murderer of Moscow.
Churchill also knew.
About the Author: Bill O'Reilly is an American television/radio host, author, syndicated columnist, and political commentator. He is the host of the cable news program The O'Reilly Factor. Prior to hosting The O'Reilly Factor, he served as anchor of the entertainment program, Inside Edition.
O'Reilly also hosts The Radio Factor, a radio program syndicated by Westwood One, and he has written seven books.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/billor...
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