[Just mythoughts]

Whatever happened Mr Bazata has already gotten to have his face to face with Patton.

[SatinDoll]

“He’s a sterling guy.”

An assassin, a sterling guy?

[wmileo]

I am not familiar with Tim Shipman or Robert Wilcox. Honestly, I am a little skeptical of this information.

Someone is always writing a book or otherwise promoting a movie, play or their own credibility at the expense of others who are dead and therefore unable to defend themselves.

This could be an example of vintage Revisionist History. It could be the right wing version of Oliver Stone/Ron Howard propaganda.

However I will keep an open mind as I read what others have said about Robert Wilcox's new book before formulating an opinion.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

According to all the medical evidence, Patton had a severe spinal injury from a broken neck, which could have easily been sustained in the type of vehicle he was riding in, as well as the nature of the accident.

Because of the severity of the injury, Patton's body functions began to slowly shut down and in his weakened state he became vulnerable to a virus.

This “book” is just a lame opportunistic attempt to create another conspiracy theory based on our “evil, corrupt and heartless” Military.

[PowderMonkey]

Delusional, revisionist garbage. And please don’t refer to Gen. Donovan as “Wild Bill.” He hated the moniker. He felt it carried negative conotations for himself and the fledgling organization that would later become the Central Intelligence Agency.

[bmwcyle]

"I had heard a version of this tale based upon German villainy, but never with the detail and matter-of-fact persuasion in TARGET: PATTON...Exhume the corpse. End the debate." -John Batchelor, host WABC, WMAL, KSFO, KFI

[popdonnelly]

Paranoia.

[MindBender26]

This same idiocy and method of killing was the subject of a movie years ago.

Three steps to financial independence:

1. Write outrageous book
2. Idiots buy it
3. You cash checks

[BullDog108]

Very interesting. My father told me this and I was going to give him some aluminum foil. I guess he was right about more things than I think.

[Jemian]

This is the article I was telling you about. Whenever Patton’s death has been discussed in my presence, someone has always said that there was something fishy about it; that it didn’t seem “right” to them.

[wally-balls]

I’m not sure about the assassination angle but I do believe Ike, Truman, and the Communist Media (yes, very much our enemy even then - and Patton knew it) tried to marginalize that great man by portraying as unhinged and turning him into the lovable but crazy uncle. At a minimum he was the victim of character assassination. Read ‘A Genius for War’ by Carlos D’Este.

[ScaniaBoy]

Previous thread here, with some interesting discussion points:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152105/posts

[Ticonderoga34]

The first time I heard about a conspiracy to kill Patton it involved the theft of Nazi gold. There was even a movie made about it about thirty years ago. I remembered going to see the movie but I can't remember the title of the movie right now. Not what you call a cinema classic.

I think people have difficultly believing that Patton survived the war and then died in a simple car accident. Just like they have a hard time believing that a loser like Oswald could assassinate a President by himself. Hence conspiracy theories.

[oh8eleven]

when Patton began to recover from his injuries, US officials turned a blind eye as agents of the NKVD,
the forerunner of the KGB, poisoned the general.

[verity]

News of your demise has been greatly exaggerated. lol

[Le Chien Rouge]

I admired Patton but how about a book investigating President Obama and his shadowy past..........

[Pistolshot]

There are three types of broken necks.

The Christopher Reeve. Complete paralysis(Patton had suffered this)
The one that actually kills you. (Severs the blood vessels, spinal cord, etc.)
And the one that just hurts. (Compression fracures that cause short term paralysis and a lot of pain)

Patton was under a lot of criticism for using former Nazi officials to maintain public services in occupied areas under his control. His biggest mistake was equating membership in the Nazi party to like being a Democrat in the States. He had been relieved for the final time and was in the process of leaving Europe when his accident occured.

There was no 'mystery' about the accident. There is ample documentation of the drivers involved, the cause of the accident, and the points in the vehicle that Patton struck with his head.

That the old soldier who personified the 'warrior ethos', would die of a simple car accident instead of enemy bullets is the real irony of Patton. One that I am sure he laughed about in his mind again and again before closing them for the last time.

[Little Ray]

“...detailing how he staged the car crash by getting a troop truck to plough into Patton's Cadillac and then shot the general with a low-velocity projectile, which broke his neck while his fellow passengers escaped without a scratch.”

Wasn't this already made into a movie?

[RGSpincich]

This isn’t credible until Oliver Stone says so.

[GreyFriar]

Doesn’t seem plausible to me. I remember reading a fiction book with a similar theme 20+ years ago