I saw one of those shows a while back.
I cracked up when they said they instructed the US soldiers not to fire on the vichy french until they started it. seems the US generals expected the french to surrender before a single shot was fired. boy were they wrong, it took hours of fighting until they finally surrendered. Again. For the second time in the same war
I have no respect for patton. IMO he was a very small man and a poor leader. Why?
It was all about him. He was in it for personal glory.
A true leader and a great man does not bow to that level. He does what is right because it is right, not because of personal reward. A great leader cares about his followers, and does not use them in pursuit of glory.
Eisenhower was a much better leader and better man than patton.