The German staff officer Günther Blumentritt regarded him with admiration as ‘the most aggressive panzer-general of the ... was virtually hereditary. George Patton’s paternal grandfather ...
Photo: Richard B. Levine/Lev Radin/Zuma Press On Dec. 8, an exasperated Patton asked his chief chaplain, James H. O’Neill, to compose a prayer for good weather. He ordered 250,000 copies to be ...
"D-Day tomorrow. Everybody quite excited. We land at Arromanches, clear three villages and Bayeux." Discovered in a dusty upstairs room of a pub, the matter-of-fact entry for 5 June 1944 written ...
Franklin Roosevelt invited Lieut. General George S. Patton Jr. to share his jeep on a review of troops in the Middle East, and the U.S. press reported the gesture. Nevertheless, the Senate ...
George S. Patton Jr. Audacious and profane, General George S. Patton Jr. was one of the ablest and most controversial U.S. commanders in World War II. The San Gabriel, California native was fond ...