I read in a biography of Patton some years ago that MacArthur and Patton were standing fairly close to each other. The author said that an enemy shell landed near them but it turned out to be a dud. Don’t know if that was a “trench legend” but if those two had been wiped out the course of the war might have gone very differently.
Good morning, Ax...their deaths could have so changed the course of the war for sure. Thanks for sharing your read.
Certainly the course of the next war would have gone differently.
John Eisenhower, son of DDE, WP graduate, and historian wrote a history of the US chasing of Gen. Santaana into Mexico. It a short and well-written book, describing the problems of suppling the Americans via a 400 mile supply line, most of which was with boats.
The date was 1848, and during the seige of Santana’s fort near Monterrey, Mexico, Grant, Lee, Polk, and Scott all stood on the foredeck of a boat, within range of the Mexican cannons.
Imagine what how Civil War and American histories would have been changed had they been killed.
BTW, General Patton’s middle name was Smith, of the coughdrop fame. He was dyslexic and was home schooled until age 12.
May God bless him and all those who fought to keep America free.