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1. In the Prologue, how was Patton injured?

A two-and-a-half-ton GMC army truck collided with the general's touring car when it suddenly veered from its lane into the lane where Patton was riding. Patton was mostly paralyzed from the neck down. Bones in his spine were dislocated. His number three cervical vertebra was shattered badly bruising his spinal cord. He had some movement in his extremities. He had a low pulse and a high fever. There was a blood clot in his lungs.

2. In The Prologue how is Beatrice, Patton's wife described?

Beatrice had been married to Patton for 35 years. She was a former heiress and a plain woman with a charismatic personality. She braved the hardships of military life during their marriage and always gave her husband her love and support. She and her husband had three children.

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