Patton (Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II, War Leader #1)

*****In a clousd of thick dust, the convoy came to a halt. The tall immaculate general waited till the driver opened the door then descended slowly, his highly polished riding boots sinking into the Tunisian dust. For a long interval he eyed the scene around him. Then with an imperious slap of his riding switch against the calf of his boot the general stalked towards the headquarters of the US II Corps. 'Old Blood an' Buts' had arrived to take command.*****.