Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General is about the General Patton’s role in the last months of World War II. General Patton was the commander of America’s Third Army and the most celebrated and audacious commander in World War II. He led the Third Army through many battles and victories, such as the siege on Fort Driant and the Battle of the Bulge. He was known as the most courageous and capable Allied commanders. Even Adolf Hitler admired him and compared him to his top commando, Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox.
With all his successes, General Patton’s downfall was his ego and tendency to speak his mind even when it was not politically correct. He would openly criticize decisions made by his commander, General