Name: Patton 360
Released: 2009-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: David Robb, Erik Thompson

TV Show · Documentary · History

Cutting-edge animation, archival footage and interviews with World War II veterans help this 10-part series paint a picture of larger-than-life military icon Gen. George S. Patton. Each episode offers insight into the conflicts Patton faced as he led his hard-fighting troops through two continents, from the foxholes of North Africa to Normandy to the horrors of Nazi Germany.

2009 · 44m

Starring David Robb, Erik Thompson

Director Tony Long

EPISODE 1

Blood And Guts

World War II U.S. Army Gen. George S. Patton Jr. and his soldiers embark on the road to Germany by invading North Africa Nov. 8, 1942, in the face of opposition by pro-Nazi French forces.

43 min
EPISODE 2

Rommel's Last Stand

Patton whips a humiliated US unit into shape after defeat at Kasserine Pass, leading them into the Battle of El Guettar and declaring victory in North Africa by 1943.

43 min
EPISODE 3

Baptism Of Blood

Patton leads one of the biggest assaults of WWII as the Allies invade Sicily. But his attempt to push inland is met by a surprising counter-attack from Italian tanks.

42 min
EPISODE 4

Rogue General

Patton ignores orders and pushes into the Sicilian capital without his British allies. Then, he slaps two of his soldiers, risking his chance of ever commanding troops again.

43 min
EPISODE 5

American Blitzkrieg

Marred by recent misconduct, Patton is assigned to a fictitious army as part of a ruse to fool the Germans. He then leads one of his famously fast armoured attacks.

44 min
EPISODE 6

Leading The Charge

Denied a complete victory at the battle of Falaise Gap, Patton heads on to liberate Paris. But his glory is stolen again when the Free French Army enter the city first.

42 min