"He is America's most famous general. He represents toughness, focus, determination, and the ideal of achievement in the face of overwhelming odds. He was the most feared and respected adversary to his enemies and an object of envy, admiration, and sometimes, scorn to his professional peers. An early proponent of tank warfare, George S. Patton moved from being a foresighted lieutenant in the First World War to commanding the Third Army in the next,...

Depicts the General's later years as a controversial ex-Nazi defender and World War II historian. He suffers severe injuries in a car accident and is not expected to survive, while the Army Medical Corps races to save him. Includes flashbacks to his early career.