George S. Patton was the most aggressive and most controversial American general of World War II — a man who believed he had fought in previous lives, slapped shell-shocked soldiers, and drove his Third Army across France faster than any force in military history. He was brilliant in combat and catastrophic in peacetime, a warrior so purely designed for war that the world he helped save had no place for him once the fighting stopped.

This episode traces Patton from his military dynasty childhood through the North Africa and Sicily campaigns, the slapping incidents that nearly ended his career, the Third Army’s race across Europe, and the controversial death that fueled conspiracy theories for decades.

• Patton’s military family, his belief in reincarnation, and the warrior identity he cultivated from childhood
• The North Africa debut, the Sicily campaign, and the soldier-slapping scandal that sidelined him
• The Third Army’s breakout across France — the fastest armored advance in military history
• The postwar controversies, the car accident, and the conspiracy theories surrounding his death