Historic Photos of General George Patton
"To be a successful soldier you must know history. . . . What you must know is how man reacts. Weapons change but man who uses them changes not at all. To win battles you do not beat weapons—you beat the soul of man of the enemy man."
—General George S. Patton, Jr.
George S. Patton, Jr., born into an affluent California family in 1885, knew in early youth that his future lay in the military past of ...
"To be a successful soldier you must know history. . . . What you must know is how man reacts. Weapons change but man who uses them changes not at all. To win battles you do not beat weapons—you beat the soul of man of the enemy man."
—General George S. Patton, Jr.
George S. Patton, Jr., born into an affluent California family in 1885, knew in early youth that his future lay in the military past of ...