In the section on General Patton, the reader learns Patton’s father discovered fairly early his son had dyslexia. In an effort to help, his father would read long passages to him and ask Patton to memorize them. The books read to him were classics like the Iliad, The Odyssey and the Bible. Patton learned early on about war campaigns and battles. His mind was filled with the actions of war heroes. This started him on his path of what the book called “professional reading.” He read books dealing mostly with war such as History of War by Oman and Science of War by Henderson. He decided by the age of 16 that he wanted a career in the military and therefore needed to attend West Point. Patton not only read many books but he also wrote some poetry. Something else discussed was Patton’s sense of déjà vu. He would talk about battles fought many years before he was born and when asked how he knew of such things he replied “I was there.” There were a few different examples of these “memories.”
Patton is only one of the many generals discussed. Each one is has an article written about him by a different person so the styles vary. Every article does try to portray details that might not be widely known. They go more in depth then a piece on World War II generals might. Come by and take a look. See what you learn.