As General George S. Patton said; “No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country.”
I only knew his son, personally. But from people who knew Patton Sr that I have known, it was pretty good but played too much on the prima donna aspects. Patton senior had a rather high pitched voice and he cursed so much to make up for it. His son was just as liable to break out in profanity. Patton was anything but a prima donna. He wanted to hurl headlong into battle and wrest it from the enemy. It is true he had a distaste for Montgomery as he found Monty far too cautious and a man who took… Read more »
As General George S. Patton said; “No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country.”
War Pig, what did you think of George C Scott’s portrayal of Patton?
I only knew his son, personally. But from people who knew Patton Sr that I have known, it was pretty good but played too much on the prima donna aspects. Patton senior had a rather high pitched voice and he cursed so much to make up for it. His son was just as liable to break out in profanity. Patton was anything but a prima donna. He wanted to hurl headlong into battle and wrest it from the enemy. It is true he had a distaste for Montgomery as he found Monty far too cautious and a man who took… Read more »