Button is a romantic warrior lost in modern times

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[Barton] General, I just obeyed the order, as if I was a simple veteran...

[Correspondent] Sir, General Alexander heard that we were advancing westward and sent a telegram saying that it should stop immediately. Don't go beyond Agrigento, repeat it, and stop immediately.

[Barton] That’s what you think it means, but I think it’s an unclear communication. Please send it again. In addition, don't rush to do it, it will take at least half a day for communication to be normal.

[Correspondent] Received.

[Barton] Brad, where did we talk?

[Brad] We talked about you as a simple veteran...

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Patton quotes

  • Capt. Oskar Steiger: [the German general staff is watching captured staged footage of the American generals landing in Sicily. General Omar Bradley has just stepped off the boat] He is most capable yet unpretentious. Unusual for a general.

    General Alfred Jodl: [Turns slightly and gives Steiger a dirty look]

    Capt. Oskar Steiger: Sorry...

  • Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith: Please, will you just listen for a change? Remember, Ike stood by you when everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, wanted Patton with a rope around his neck!