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Originally posted by Sparhawk
I was reading some history books suggesting that had we followed Patton's lead, we could have ended the War in Europe in '44. The plan: Blitzkrieg the germans. I don't have my facts straight right now (I wrote the paper a couple years ago), but we had a blitzkrieg-style offense going up through Rouen/Paris, and Eisenhower threw the breaks, and gave the Germans a chance to regroup for the 'Battle of the Bulge'.
Mr Mephisto, funny you should mention Hannibal, IIRC, Patton believed he was Hannibal reincarnated...
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Yes, we would have ended the war in Europe, and started World War 3 with Russia. Dont get me wrong, Patton was a military marvel, and we probably should have listened to him more when he wanted to keep on driving, but I dont think he was the man to lead the allied forces.