為什麼喬治巴頓會失控並差點失去他的軍職呢？沒有人知道確切原因。有一些歷史學家認為可能是身處傷亡慘重的醫療環境中，巴頓備感壓力，也可能是與英國的關係時好時壞，更或許是幾次的「誤擊」，即盟軍飛機誤炸美軍軍隊。也許，巴頓對引發此次激烈行為的強烈情緒提出了最好的解釋，他說道：「我喜愛並敬佩好士兵及英勇的人，但痛恨及厭惡懶蟲及懦夫」。


Why did George Patton lose his temper and nearly his command? No one knows for sure. Some historians think that Patton was stressed by terrible scenes of the wounded and dying in the hospital, his sometimes difficult relationship with the British, and several "friendly fire" incidents in which Allied aircraft had bombed American troops by mistake. Patton himself probably explained the strong feelings leading to his explosive behavior best, saying, "I love and admire good soldiers and brave men. I hate and despise slackers and cowards."

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