Who is George S. Patton from Eisenhower: Soldier and President and what is their importance? Eisenhower:_Soldier_and_President English & Literature George S. Patton | Eisenhower: Soldier and President

Patton and Eisenhower meet in 1919 at Camp Meade while working on a study of the use of tanks in the next war. They are close friends and Eisenhower has a lot of respect for Patton, but as Patton's public outbursts became more common during World War II and he became harder to control, the two drifted apart. Patton was a General during major battles of World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge and the Liberation of France. He used his close friendship with Eisenhower on more than one occasion to get him out of trouble during WWII. While Patton was visiting a field hospital, he slaps a young GI because he did not think the young man appeared to be injured.