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

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Published to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of General George Patton’s death, a gripping firsthand account of World War II written by a soldier with the American Third Army who served under the legendary warrior and participated in many of the most consequential events of the conflict—including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau.

Following in the footsteps of the bestsellers All the Gallant Men, Every Man a Hero, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In, and Never Call Me a Hero, I Marched with Patton is a remarkable eyewitness account that offers priceless insights into a foot soldier’s life on the front lines during World War II under the command one of the legendary figures in American military history.

Now a spry ninety-four years old, Frank Sisson looks back at his life and his service in the Third Army. Born in rural Oklahoma, Frank grew up fatherless during the Great Depression. In 1944, at age eighteen, he enlisted and was deployed to France where he marched with Patton, taking part in many of the key Allied movements of the war. Frank fought in the Battle of the Bulge, nearly died crossing the Rhine with Patton, and was among the first American soldiers who liberated the notorious Dachau concentration camp.

After the war, Frank continued to serve in the army as a military police inspector in Berlin. When he finally returned home, he attended college and built a career in business.

Frank Sisson’s remarkable reminiscences provide a fresh, unique look at Patton’s leadership, the final year of World War II and its direct aftermath, and the experience of combat on the front lines.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Definitely a must listen to if you enjoy books on WWII

Very entertaining, full of things only someone who was there would know, good story well written. Well probably listen to it more than once.

Very surprising epilogue

Outstanding first hand account of 3rd Army under Patton. Fascinating, hard to quit listening. Highly recommend !

couldn't put this down

Great history of the war in Europe and people's lives. Both author and narrator did an excellent job.

A bit rambling and forced, but solid.

This book is a strong testament to the devotion Patton inspired in his men, as well as a fascinating record of one soldier's experiences during the war. It has a tendency to ramble and backtrack or skip ahead at points, but honestly that isn't much of a problem. It genuinely feels like listening to an old vet tell his story without being polished. The real problem for me was what I call "expositional dialogue". Dialogues are embellished with facts and statistics which are unlikely to have been known be the individuals at the time. It feels like the author wanted to keep the audience abreast of the greater events in an organic way which came across as forced. Honestly it worked better when he just said straight out, "what we found out later," or "what we didn't know at the time was".

Definitely worth 5 stars

This book was far better than I expected, even though it had so many 5 star reviews. Get it, you'll like it.