Franklin Roosevelt invited Lieut. General George S. Patton Jr. to share his jeep on a review of troops in the Middle East, and the U.S. press reported the gesture. Nevertheless, the Senate ...

George S. Patton Jr. Audacious and profane, General George S. Patton Jr. was one of the ablest and most controversial U.S. commanders in World War II. The San Gabriel, California native was fond ...

I n the 130th Station Hospital in Heidelberg (a former German cavalry barracks), General George Smith Patton Jr. was fighting for his life. His neck had been broken in an auto accident when he was ...

Few generals have had the lasting impact that Gen. George S. Patton has had. Patton, who commanded the US's 7th Army in Europe and the Mediterranean during World War II, is perhaps just as well ...