Brothers, Rivals, Victors
by Jonathan Jordan
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Critic Reviews: 11
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Synopsis
“A landmark publication in the history of the Second World War. Highly recommended!”—Douglas BrinkleySupreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, and General Omar N. Bradley engineered the Allied conquest that shattered Hitler's hold over Europe. But they also shared intricate connections going back decades, and in the Second World War, they found their prewar friendships complicated by shifting allegiances, jealousy, insecurity, patriotism, and ambition.Drawn from the candid accounts of its main characters, this book reveals the real men beneath the legends.
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- All Critics: 11
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The New York Times | 8 Apr 2011
Readers who want a rounded description of the war should look elsewhere. Jordan gives us the war as Eisenhower, Bradley and Patton saw it.
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The Wall Street Journal | 9 Apr 2011
His humane, closely researched and well-written "Brothers, Rivals, Victors" vividly conveys the mental and physical demands of high command, with even a hard charger like Patton afflicted by pre-engagement nerves.
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Kirkus Reviews | 11 Feb 2011
A masterly, exciting study of character and tactics in World War II.
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AARP | 30 Jun 2011
The interactions among Eisenhower, Patton and Bradley were many and varied. Jordan has fashioned a surprisingly timely group portrait of three men juggling the shifting degrees of rivalry and camaraderie brought on by the burden of protecting their country at a time of grave national peril.
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Notes from the Bunker | 26 Aug 2011
Jordan does a fantastic job of keeping the flow of the story going, providing the right military and political context so that even if you don’t know anything about these remarkable men, you will be able to follow what is happening and why.
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Alabama Writers' Forum | 11 Aug 2011
With each turn of a page, this well-written account of three outstanding military leaders and one of the most significant events in our country's history becomes more engrossing.
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Army Magazine | 1 May 2011
In the end, Jordan gets it right--"at the highest level, Ike, Brad and George were, as the Army had trained them to be, members of a team whose value to the Allied cause was exponentially greater than the sum of its parts."
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The story of how these three great strategists pulled together to wage the deadliest conflict in history, despite their differences and rivalries, is marvelously told in this eye-opening narrative, sure to become a classi
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Naval War College Review | 1 Apr 2012
Jordan paints pictures of whole men, and with remarkable fidelity. Meticulously researched, this work neither shies away from nor lingers on the flaws each man possessed.
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HistoryNet | 2 Jun 2011
To the uninitiated, Jordan's labor of love will prove the perfect primer on the three most powerful American warriors in Europe. For those who know a thing or two about this triumvirate of monumental egos, Jordan also offers juicy tidbits that legions of others have somehow overlooked in the archives.
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Frogen Yozurt | 10 Apr 2011
For the first time in such detail, the bonds between these battle captains are explored, and readers are treated to a rare insider’s view of life at the summit of raw, violent power.
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