[Paulus Invictus]

I own and have read all the Patton books except this one. Patton was a true WW II hero, in spite of his blemishes. The Commies at the State Dept. hated him for his anti- Soviet views and I am certain that they got him down-graded. Mc Carthy was right-- Several influential State Dept. head men were later shown to have been Commies and they transmitted state secrets all the time to the USSR. One of them was always at FDR's elbow and knew all the secrets. The State Dept still appears to be far left in their attitudes.

[StoneColdGOP]

Patton was the guy the Establishment hated, and the people loved.

And yes, State is still rife with problems to this day of the sort that haunted it back in Patton's time.