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''Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General'' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the final year of World War II and the death of General George Patton, specifically about whether or not it was an accident or an assassination. The book is the followup to ''Killing Kennedy'', ''Killing Lincoln'', and ''Killing Jesus'' and was published in September 2014 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/05/29/next-from-fox-news-host-bill-oreilly-killing-patton/ )〕 through Henry Holt and Company. ==Reception== Writing in ''The Washington Post'', Richard Cohen criticized the book's "chaotic structure" and "considerable padding," calling the work a "clunky hagiography." Cohen was especially critical of O'Reilly's "repellent admiration" for Patton in light of his demonstrable anti-Semitism.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What Bill O’Reilly ignored about George Patton )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=JewishPost.com - The Power of Prejudice )〕 In ''The New Republic'', James Wolcott dismissed the book as O'Reilly's "latest papier-mâché exercise in necrobiography."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Not That Kind of Girl' Review: Lena Dunham's Callow, Grating Memoir - The New Republic )〕 Patton biographer and documentary filmmaker Robert Orlando described ''Killing Patton'' and O'Reilly's "Killing" series as "not about new or penetrating discovery, but the same ol' same ol' only through this greatly successful marketer and his hired writer—a scheduled feeding for an audience already 'on the farm.'"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Killing Factor: When Conspiracy Becomes the Mainstream )〕 Wes Vernon of The Washington Times remarked that “''Killing Patton'' is rich in blow-by-blow accounts of some of the most significant battles of World War II, as well as of many off-battlefield lives of its primary movers whose personalities virtually come to life in this well-crafted narrative."〔http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/6/book-review-how-did-patton-die/?page=all〕 Writing for The Amazon Book Review, Senator John McCain opined that the book was "() rich in fascinating details, and riveting battle scenes."〔http://www.omnivoracious.com/2014/09/senator-john-mccain-reviews-bill-oreillys-killing-patton.html〕 O'Reilly has responded, "''Killing Patton'' is not a biography of the general, but a look at his performance during the end of World War II and his very strange death. The narrative was tight; we stayed in that area. He () was a crusty guy, although there is no excuse for his vitriol against innocent people. The far-left is desperate, desperate to disparage ''Killing Patton'' because they despise General Patton and they despise me. It pains them to see the overwhelming success of the book." It should be pointed out that O'Reilly has used this same line of reasoning for the criticism of all his books. Many historians have criticized this point and pointed out that O'Reilly presented no hard evidence that there was foul play involved in Patton's death. Some have speculated that O'Reilly and Dugard got the idea for this hypothesis from the 1978 movie Brass Target that portrayed the General's death as an assassination. However, it should be pointed out that the movie was only fiction.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The O'Reilly Factor : FOXNEWSW : September 30, 2014 5:00pm-6:01pm PDT : Free Streaming : Internet Archive )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The O'Reilly Factor : FOXNEWSW : September 30, 2014 5:00pm-6:01pm PDT : Free Streaming : Internet Archive )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Killing Patton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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