Patton 360: The Complete Season 1
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Actor: VariousDirector: History
Brand: A and E Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 470 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-10-27
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
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- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Box set; Color; DVD; NTSC
DVD Reviews of Patton 360: The Complete Season 1
DVD Review: An incredible series on the greatest American that has ever lived!!
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, anyone who has a problem with how General George S. Patton Jr. got things done doesn't understand war. Sure, in his private life he was flawed (who isn't) but when it came down to being a monster in the throes of war there was no one better than "Old Blood and Guts". Does anyone who thinks that General Patton was this crazed war monger understand what horrors existed in WWII? You can read about it and imagine it all you like but you needed to be there to truly understand the period from 1940 thru 1945. Patton was the quintessential fighting leader! With the strategic mind of Napoleon di Buonaparte, the charisma of Alexander the Great, the majesty of Julius Caesar, the willpower of William the Conqueror and the dedication and loyalty of George Washington, Patton was the perfect soldier to inspire all his men to do what was necessary in order to win against the bloody reality that was breathing down on the American dream. He was the RIGHT man at the RIGHT time and the RIGHT place!! Even FDR, Marshall, Churchill and Eisenhower knew this fact and despite Patton's controversial actions, put up with his aberrations because they had to. America and the world needed Patton and everyone knew it. Hitler and the entire Axis were fearful of Patton, even at the height of their own powers!! This just shows you how incredible Patton's mystique really was. The series; "Patton 360", does a beautiful job demonstrating the triumphs and tragedies that Patton had to endure during the war years. Any student of history would do well to look into this documentary, and see just how much of a genius the man was at a time when we really needed a leader like him. Anyone can sit behind their computer, television, book, etc., today and question many of Patton's methods. His accomplishments in war are just astounding, simply the greatest achievements in military history! He captured 81,000 sq. miles of territory (the size of France), he captured over 1,250,000 prisoners (nearly 5 armies) while his army was only about 250,000, he killed or wounded a 1/2 million Germans and he did all this at a faster pace than anyone in the history of war!!! All doubters must ask themselves; If you went to war and you had to put your life on the line and believe in someone who would lead you to victory, no matter what the cost, who would you choose? This was the genius of Patton,and in my humble opinion, Patton is GOD!!!
Description of Patton 360: The Complete Season 1
PATTON 360:COMPLETE SEASON 1 - DVD MovieOne of World War II's greatest and most controversial leaders is the focus of Patton 360, a three-disc, 10-episode offering from the History Channel. General George S. Patton, "Ol' Blood and Guts" to admirers and detractors alike, had already served in World War I when, at age 57, he was put in command of Operation Torch, the 1943 Allied campaign to seize North Africa from the pro-Nazi French forces who were occupying the area at the time. That's where Patton 360 begins; subsequent episodes chronicle his incursions into Sicily, Belgium, France (where his Third Army landed just weeks after D-day, and Operation Cobra, described as "the largest carpet bombing mission in military history," helped lead the way to victory in Europe), and finally Germany; it was there, some months after the war ended, that Patton died in a car crash.
Scion of a wealthy Pasadena, California, family, Patton was a brilliant military man--his toughness, discipline (he insisted that his men shave every day and observe strict uniform requirements), and willingness to "lead from the front" were unquestioned. But as the series tells it, he was also a foulmouthed hothead accused of having a "lust for glory" that led to accusations that he put his own reputation before the safety of his soldiers. The fourth episode, "Rogue General," details the infamous incidents (also familiar to fans of the 1970 film Patton, which earned lead actor George C. Scott an Oscar®) in which he slapped two GIs in Sicily, accusing the war-weary men, one of whom also had malaria, of cowardice and forcing Allied leader Dwight D. Eisenhower to temporarily relieve Patton of his command.
All of this is presented by way of the same ingredients used in the earlier Battle 360 series, combining file footage (including silent clips of Patton himself), photos, CGI, occasional reenactments, expert analysis, and reminiscences of several men who fought under Patton. There is plenty of edifying history delivered, as well as detailed descriptions of strategy, tactics, and weaponry, especially tanks and artillery. But the episodes are also loud and kinetic to distraction, with a constant and relentless background of pounding music and sound effects, flashing graphics, and macho voice-over narration. This may prove wearisome to some viewers, but Patton 360 is entertainment, not scholarship, and as such it is undeniably effective. --Sam Graham
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