“Patton was sent on his long journey with the Psalm David had sung in the wilderness of Judah… O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee; my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is: ‘To use the means at hand to inflict the maximum… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“Patton was bombed, strafed, shelled—but he thrived on it. At the summit of a badly littered road over a hill he stopped to survey… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“The trouble was that most of the time Patton was playing the role of Lazarus at the big feast of the Allied war effort,… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“The Battle of the Bulge is sometimes characterized as Hitler’s final desperate gamble, the last straw at which he grabbed. Nothing could be further… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“While in the final analysis each of his campaigns was properly authorized in general terms (for not even Patton could free-lance in a world… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“He lavished his affection on the dog and even had Willie, sitting up on a chair, dine with him at his table. The dog… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“The striking circumstance,” Patton mused, “that, thousands of years later, necessity has again begat of invention identical solutions for identical problems is truly arresting.” — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“One of his mechanics who despaired when he could not get spare parts for the tanks once announced casually that most of them were… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“Bradley gave several reasons for putting Third Army on “A” ration when Patton’s projected moves required more than the unlimited “C.” Vast quantities of… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“When Patton now showed up on the Mary to welcome them, Sergeant Bill Pajewski punched Corporal Sam McCarthy in the ribs. “Man,” he whispered… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“Patton was sent on his long journey with the Psalm David had sung in the wilderness of Judah… O God, thou art my God;… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“Eisenhower’s tragedy was that he permitted himself to be pushed into what turned out to be a trap. He had succumbed to General George… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
