[dfwgator]

And Patton would go on to be the first commander of the US army tank school and write the book on the use of armor in battle.

And later Rommel said, "Patton, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!"

[oldvirginian]

“And later Rommel said, “Patton, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!”

Rommel wrote Infantry In War about the use of infantry in battle.
Guderian wrote the book on the use of armor for the German military.
Patton seems to have taken the best from both and blended it with his own ideas.

After his death Pattons widow donated his library to West Point.
He had made notes in the margins of each book.
When typed out his notes in Rommels book equaled 20 pages, single spaced, front and back.

He was once quoted as saying amateurs borrow, professionals STEAL.