[marcusmaximus]

The difficulty in understanding the Russian is that we do not take cognizance of the fact that he is not a European, but an Asiatic, and therefore thinks deviously. We can no more understand a Russian than a Chinaman or a Japanese, and from what I have seen of them, I have no particular desire to understand them, except to ascertain how much lead or iron it takes to kill them. In addition to his other Asiatic characteristics, the Russian have no regard for human life and is an all out son of bitch, barbarian, and chronic drunk. George S. Patton

[DesertRhino]

Ahhh... the old Patton quote. Patton also believed in reincarnation, and thought he fought in the Punic Wars and with Napoleon.

As a tanker and cavalry officer, he was among the best ever. As a man, we was an aristocrat, a bigot, and pagan.

I would never contest him on matters of armored warfare.
On other things, he was just the nutty old guy next door.

[crz]

You forget what happened to Patton after he got mouthy like that.

He very nearly got sent back to the USA and sacked from the Army. They all wanted to sack him. Eisenhower was most likely the one who prevented that.

The man simply could not keep his mouth shut nor control his emotions.

The only reason they did not can his ass is because he was a brilliant tactical general.

If he had controlled himself, he likely would have been in the position that Bradley had.