Patton vs. Rommel: Who Was the Better General?

McManus and Hymel take on the Patton-Rommel comparison with more rigour than the clickbait title suggests. McManus — who literally wrote the book on the US Army in the ETO — is well-placed to dismantle the Hollywood mythology around both commanders, and the hour-long format gives room to assess each general's actual operational record rather than their reputations. The key insight is how little their careers actually overlapped, which reframes the whole debate.