.S. First Army was occupying a bridgebetween Bonn and Koblenz. On March 22 the U.S. Third Army, under Patton had seizeda bridge south of Mainz. BIBLIOGRAPHYBerardinelli, James, Patton- A film review.,The Patton Society, The Patton Web Pages,1996-1997 Chandler, David G., Battle On Land, New York, Mallard Press, 1990D'Este, Carlo, Patton: a Genius for War, New York, Harper Collins Publisher, 1995Nye, Roger H., The Patton Mind, Avery Publishing Company, Garden City Park, NY,1993Patton, George S. Jr, Calvary Journal, The Patton Society, The Patton Web Pages,1996-1997Patton, George S. Jr, Address to the US 3rd Army, The Patton Society, The Patton WebPages, 1996-1997 Ziemke, Earl F., World War II, Encarta., Microsoft Corporation. Funk & Wagnall'sCorporation,1994. PattonWorld War II was the most destructive war in history. It began in 1939 as aEuropean conflict between Germany and a British and French alliance, but eventuallyincluded most of the nations of the world. Most of the war was fought with the sametypes of weapons used in World War I. The greatest advances were in aircraft and tanks. Patton was the first soldier in the tank corps. He created the training procedures, theregulations and the methods of instruction. At that time the American public saw Pattonas an arrogant man who enraged Americans because he slapped a soldier who washospitalized for post traumatic stress disorder, which at that time was called combatfatigue. The movie portrays General George Patton as an intense, fanatical patriot whoarrogantly struts with a swagger stick, which was actually a riding crop with a hiddensword inside of it, and ivory handled pistols in front of a huge American flag. Difference Between the Real Patton and the Movie PattonThe real Patton was a dyslexic, who came from a wealthy background, and washis own worst enemy. The real Patton had a high pitched voice, unlike George C. Scott'sdeep and rough voice. At the beginning of the movi...
