A very interesting book and one that tells a fascinating story. If you have never read a book on what our service men experienced during WWII, then you might find this book to give you some insight on their experiences. Frank's experience of not only facing battle as the US Army marched towards Germany, but being a part of the liberation of 2 concentration camps is a story that is well worth reading. I wish that I could have had the chance to sit down and listen to Frank tell his story in even more detail.

Thank you Net Galley

I thought I was 'pattoned' out to coin a phrase but the hillbilly from Oklahoma has a ground view vision of working around the legendary General. Many good personal insights.

My wife got me this book because she knows I enjoy the history of WWII plus my father was a paratrooper in WWII. Here you have a man from that generation giving us his story about what his life was like in rural Oklahoma during the depression and then the reasons for his enlisting into the Army.
Each person’s story was different man or woman for joining, enlisting and his were probably like many others at that time. When he arrives D-Day was happening and you follow along when he steps onto France and a Sargent yells for him to fix the traffic jam with all of the vehicles ahead. Achieving that goal his next would be going ahead of the unit with wire for communication, sometimes going behind enemy lines for that would be the high ground. They would also sight in the changes with artillery when needed.
You see the banter between the other men he was with but also when it was time to do the job it would get done. Sadly he would not keep in touch with these men. My father had kept in touch with his buddies from the 82nd and Korea.
I also liked the part where he talks about his time staying over in Germany after the surrender. My father did the same thing and this gave me a new look into things that were going on at that time. The entire book was a good read and kept me going to where I sat down and read it in one evening, I was surprised at how focused I was to his story. An excellent book and I am grateful he took the time to write it, so many of this generation did not and we lost not only stories but the people that lived them. Very much worth the read.

I Marched with Patton
A Firsthand Account of World War II Alongside One of the U.S. Army's Greatest Generals
by Frank Sisson; Robert L. Wise
HarperCollins Publishers
You Like Them You Are Auto-Approved
William Morrow
Biographies & Memoirs | History
Pub Date 20 Oct 2020 | Archive Date 15 Dec 2020

We have several readers in our library that enjoy Biographies and Memoirs. This book would be a good match for them.
Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers for the ARC.

4 star