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May 1st 06, 07:38 PM
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Avgas Where is the ceiling?
"The work of the Resistance was the work of 15 divisions." --- Gen Dwight D.
Eisenhower (Gen. Patton's Boss.) Yes, Eisenhower was quite skilled in politics, something Patton was not skilled in. Guess which one would give you the straight poop? -Robert 
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May 2nd 06, 02:51 AM
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Avgas Where is the ceiling?
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com... "The work of the Resistance was the work of 15 divisions." --- Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower (Gen. Patton's Boss.) Yes, Eisenhower was quite skilled in politics, something Patton was not skilled in. Guess which one would give you the straight poop? Actually, Patton would. http://www.victorhanson.com/articles/hanson102304.html (Military historian Victor Hanson) "Patton was not merely a great tactician, as Eisenhower seemed to think in deprecating his larger advice about the nature and purpose of the war. Indeed, he understood far more about strategy and global politics than did either Eisenhower or Bradley."
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May 2nd 06, 02:41 PM
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Avgas Where is the ceiling?
http://www.victorhanson.com/articles/hanson102304.html (Military historian Victor Hanson)
Oh, well, if you're going to quote the great Victor Hanson... -Robert
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May 2nd 06, 09:14 PM
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Avgas Where is the ceiling?
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com... "The work of the Resistance was the work of 15 divisions." --- Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower (Gen. Patton's Boss.) Yes, Eisenhower was quite skilled in politics, something Patton was not skilled in. Guess which one would give you the straight poop? Guess who led the Allies to victory in the war, rather than just the battles? Straight poop indeed. *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com ***
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May 1st 06, 09:32 PM
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Avgas Where is the ceiling?
"The work of the Resistance was the work of 15 divisions." --- Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower (Gen. Patton's Boss.) "Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion"
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May 2nd 06, 09:15 PM
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Avgas Where is the ceiling?
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message oups.com... "The work of the Resistance was the work of 15 divisions." --- Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower (Gen. Patton's Boss.) "Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion" "I thought it was a big bird!" - Dick Cheney. *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com ***
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#7
May 2nd 06, 10:42 PM
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Avgas Where is the ceiling?
"I thought it was a big bird!" - Dick Cheney.
Maybe I missed something, but I wasn't aware that Dick Cheney was involved in WW II. Are you lost or do you know something the rest of us don't? -Robert
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#8
May 2nd 06, 02:46 AM
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Avgas Where is the ceiling?
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message oups.com... "I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." --- General George S. Patton Urban legend?
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#9
May 2nd 06, 03:42 AM
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Avgas Where is the ceiling?
"Matt Barrow" wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message oups.com... "I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." --- General George S. Patton Urban legend? Possibly. It appears Patton was fluent in French and presumably got along well enough with the French (certainly better than he got along with British General Montgomery). It seems nothing ascribed to him, true or not, should be given much weight since he also wrote in "War As I Knew It" that "a colored soldier cannot think fast enough to fight in armor." This despite the good performance of the black 761st Tank Battalion. Anyway, all I found on Snopes was this link (scroll down to the long second post by "GI Joe"): http://msgboard.snopes.com/message/u.../1.html#000001
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#10
May 3rd 06, 02:36 PM
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Avgas Where is the ceiling?
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message .. . "Matt Barrow" wrote: "I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." --- General George S. Patton Urban legend? Possibly. It appears Patton was fluent in French and presumably got along well enough with the French (certainly better than he got along with British General Montgomery). It seems nothing ascribed to him, true or not, should be given much weight since he also wrote in "War As I Knew It" that "a colored soldier cannot think fast enough to fight in armor." This despite the good performance of the black 761st Tank Battalion. Check back a few posts for the link to Victor Hanson's lecture on Patton. Also, his book "The Sole of Battle" is about one-third about Patton.
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