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1 December 2015

Close to Gods on Earth

http://www.wsj.com/articles/close-to-gods-on-earth-1448573624


Close to Gods on Earth
War’s aftermath is rarely easy for warriors. Patton had written his wife that ‘the best end for an officer is the last bullet of the war.’
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WALTER R. BORNEMANNov. 26, 2015 

Reminiscing after World War II, former chief of staff Gen. George C. Marshall remarked: “With Chennault in China and MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific, I sure had a combination of temperament.” If Marshall had also recalled the European Theater, he doubtless would have included George Patton among the exasperating commanders he had to manage.

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