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1. Patton's prayer: a true story of courage, faith, and victory in World War II

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Kershaw, Alex
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"General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. ... Patton seethed, desperate for some change, any change, in the weather. A devout Christian, he telephoned his head chaplain. 'Do you have a good prayer for the weather?' he asked. The resulting prayer was soon printed and distributed...

2. The light of battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the birth of the American superpower

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Paradis, Michel (Lawyer)
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"A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American history"--