“get in the enemy rear as quickly as possible”
“WE’RE GOING TO HOLD ON TO HIM BY THE NOSE, AND WE’RE GOING TO KICK HIM IN THE ASS!!”
Someone posted that Patton had then what would be an unbounded luxury today: to be able to concentrate on practicing the military arts and nothing else (leave the paper pushing to your staff, that’s what they’re there for).
An amazing officer and field commander. His son LTG George S. Patton III distinguished himself in Vietnam, as well.
And that post was simply wrong. See post 17.