He led American armies to victory in World War II. But how did he see the war? HistoryCENTER looks at personal photographs taken by General George Patton as he fought the Second World War. Also, we take a rare look at one of General Patton's actual battle jackets - and other authentic combat gear from World War II. Guests: Kevin Hymel, author of ''Patton's Photographs: War As He Saw It,'' and military artifact collector Brian ''Duffle Bag Man'' Benedict. To download this Podcast onto your personal digital music player, simply copy and paste this url into your Podcast program: History's Business Podcast (xml file) For more information on Podcasts visit our help section .
He led American armies to victory in World War II. But how did he see the war? HistoryCENTER looks at personal photographs taken by General George Patton as he fought the Second World War. Also, we...
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