Eisenhower revealed his reasoning in a 1946 review of the book Patton and His Third Army: "George Patton was the most brilliant commander of an Army in the open field that our or any other service produced.
Eisenhower explicou o seu razoamento nunha revisión do libro Patton and his Third Army de 1946: "George Patton foi o comandante máis brillante dun exército en campo aberto de calquera que outro servizo producira.