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Americans Mark Veterans Day on the Birthday of Gen. George Patton
An Interview with Robert Orlando, director of the film Silence Patton and author of The Tragedy of Patton
November 11, the anniversary of the end of World War I, is also the birthday of the most recognized U.S. warrior, Gen. George S. Patton Jr. That’s probably not a coincidence.
We got to talk with Robert Orlando, director of the film Silence Patton and author of the book The Tragedy of Patton. He has a new Patton book in the works.
Author and film director Robert Orlando, who studied the great general in the film “Silence Patton: First Victim of the Cold War,’’ returns with a new book, his most enjoyable work: The Tragedy of Patton: A Soldier’s Date With Destiny. He is also the director of The Divine Plan film and author of the book.
What first drew you to George Patton, and what keeps bringing you back to him? You’re working on your second Patton book.
Patton was an icon of America Patriotism who then became an Avatar for dying American ideals. As our memories fade along with the attacks on our legacy, we might lose Patton to our “Amerinisia.” My second book, Patton: Operation Breakout, is a handbook that details Patton’s strategies and actual tactics used in…
