Patton and " Rock soup" method of attacking

Since our progress from now on had to be along the lines of what General Allen called the 'rock soup' method, I will describe it. A tramp once went to a house and asked for some boiling water to make 'rock soup'. The lady was interested and gave him some water, into which he placed two polished stones. He then asked if he might have some potatoes to flavor it a little, and then some carrots, and finally some meat. In other words, in order to attack, we had to first pretend to reconnoiter, then reinforce the reconnaissance, and finally put on a attack; all depending upon what amount of gasoline and ammunition we could secure.


The Unknown Patton Chapter Thirteen (Patton's Quotes)

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