Except they didn't need a new plan. Gen. George S. Patton was already three steps ahead. Patton had arrived in Verdun with three alternative strategies, while his deputy, Maj. Gen. Hobart Gay ...

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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 ...

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"D-Day tomorrow. Everybody quite excited. We land at Arromanches, clear three villages and Bayeux." Discovered in a dusty upstairs room of a pub, the matter-of-fact entry for 5 June 1944 written ...