It is really easy to let yourself be deceived by the artistic license that it takes to make a story sell.
The facts presented in this video shows how the Patton story involved a bit of artistic license in order to make the film sell. The real story of Patton is a bit different from the Hollywood version.
Lately, I came across the same phenomenon with respect to Texas' history. On the Alamo website, it debunks the myth that the Battle of the Alamo was intended to give Sam Houston time to raise an army. No doubt John Wayne's version of the Alamo helped fuel that little myth. Not to disparage "the Duke", but film making is a business, and their films have to sell. Wayne's movie is a good movie, but it should not be confused with actual history. Nor should this movie about Patton, or much of anything that comes out of Hollywood.
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