One of Eisenhower's Poorer Decisions
Came across this little gem in "Patton the Commander"...enjoy
By 1945, Patton's Third Army was proud of themselves and their ever-victorious battle prowess and made no bones about it. Therefore the HQ staff were most surpised when General Eisenhower, during a visit in March 1945, told them that they were too modest, that they didn't boast enough about their achievements, saying "Don't be modest about yourselves. You've done great things and we need that kind of publicity right now..."
The staff was surprised and the visiting liaison officers dumbfounded. Finally, one groaned, "Keerist! He must be nuts! Telling you guys not to be modest. Doesn't he know what the h*ll is going on in his theater? You are already the most blowharding bastards over here. From now on, you'll be completely unbearable!" "You and the godd***ed Krauts said it!"...gleefully whooped a brash young captain. "Cocky bas***ds, that's us!"
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The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.
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