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Did General Patton actually read Rommel's book?

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Patton, sensing victory as he peers onto the battle field from his command post, growls, “Rommel, you magnificent bastard. I read your book!” Every day I say the same thing to myself. read more

Patton never uttered the line and the book in the scene (Tank Attacks) was never finished by Rommel although you can read parts of the manuscript in the form of “The Rommel Papers” which are freely available online. Rommel did however write a seminal book on Great War infantry tactics, Infanterie Greift. read more

“Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book! ” ― George S. Patton Jr. read more

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