The History of WWII Podcast · Ray Harris Jr
Episode 593-Patton Plans His Revenge
January 9, 2026·28 min·2 clips
Italian tank crews maniacally zoom down the road, breaking through blockades in a desperate counterattack.
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Patton's grievance becomes a carefully directed push through western Sicily.
Patton's revenge reads less like a personal flourish than a practical move. After the Americans had widened their grip across the center and right side of Sicily's southern coast, he used Alexander's loose guidance to turn west toward Agrigento and Porto Imperocle, while Bradley…
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