Killing Patton

      I have had a chance to really et deep into Killing Patton by Bill O'reilly. This novel has not gone more into depth about Pattons personal life but it has started talking about his military career during WW2 and how he was one of the most successful generals and how he was beloved by his men. Also it shows his armies progress into the invasion of Europe.
      The story also starts to describe how Patton had begun the battle for a German fort while he was undersupplied and had less men then needed. All of his attempted attacks were failures and that was the first loss he had been handed. He was ordered by his superior General Eisenhower to stop the advance in order to resupply but Patton knew that would be time for the Germans to do the same. He was eventually halted in his attack and had to stand down.

Killing Patton

Killing Patton

By Bill O'reilly

        This book has grasped my interest from the start, literally. Even though I haven't read much of this book I found it very enticing from the beginning. The book started by chronicaling General Patton's lifetime military achievements and personal events in his life. It talks a little about his family and his wife whom he had three kids with. When he was injured and paralyzed his wife stayed by him through it all.

        The accident that he was involved in has changed his life for the worst, he has been paralyzed from the neck down and can not move and could barely speak. The death of the great General Patton has some serious speculation as to whether it was an accident. The General has been in many near death close "accidents." The General has almost been shot down by a friendly airplane and remained unscathed. The injury that eventually led to his death was a very unusual event, it was said that the driver and soldiers in the troop transport were drunk and out for a little joyride, but while out on this joyride they swerved across the road and hit his car head on. The driver and passengers fled the scene and no charges were filed.