While we're on the subject of Patton

I very vividly remember George C. Scott playing George S. Patton in the 1970 movie Patton. I always liked war movies when I was a kid, but most of the ones I had seen up to this point were the John Wayne ones, which were not nearly as, well, profane. The first time I saw Patton my mom fast forwarded through the famous opening scene. I guess the real thing was even worse.

You've gotta admit, if I were getting ready to go up against the Wehrmacht in June of 1944, I'd need something of that caliber to get me motivated.