Brothers, Rivals, Victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and the Partnership That Drove the Allied Conquest in Europe

The true story of the friendship-and rivalry-among the greatest American generals of World War II.

Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, and General Omar Bradley engineered Allied victory in Europe. But they also shared an intricate web of relationships going back decades, complicated by shifting allegiances, jealousy, insecurity, and ambition.

For the first time in such detail, the relationships between these three legendary fighting men are explored, showcasing the personal side of life at the summit of raw, violent power during World War II.

Jonathan W. Jordan is the author of the award-winning book Lone Star Navy: Texas, the Fight for the Gulf of Mexico, and the Shaping of the American West (Potomac Books: 2007), a contributing author to The Armchair Reader: World War II and The Armchair Reader: The Amazing Book of World History, and the editor of the Library of Texas edition of To the People of Texas. His writing has appeared in World War II magazine, Armchair General, Military History, World War II History, and MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History. A practicing attorney in Atlanta, Mr. Jordan lives in Marietta, Georgia.