Read the book! Written by a man who was there.
He blames Patton on holding up the production of the Pershing. This was a tank on par with or slightly superior to the Panther. Cooper argues that Patton “leadership failure “ on this cost the US thousands of lives.
My point is Patton had his blind spots and was not the all conquering flawless God-of-War some people make him out to be.
No one said he was a “flawless God.” He just happened to be the best we had. Both of my grandfathers served under Patton and both had nothing but respect for him.