Episode:
From Rachel:
When I was speaking about Marshall becoming U.S. Army Chief of Staff on September 1, 1939, the word should be "predecessor" rather than successor.
When I spoke of Marshall calling Ike home in early 1944 not long before D-Day, I said it was March; in fact, it was January. The basic idea of it remains : it was during the lead-up to D-Day. Marshall could see that Ike was stressed and brought him back to the states for two weeks of R and R.
At one point I talk about Marshall dealing with what to do in the matter of Patton. As I mentioned, although Marshall and Ike exchanged telegrams, or its military equivalent, about Patton's indiscreet remarks, Marshall does not say that Patton had experience with tanks, but rather that he had fought Rommel. [Tank warfare in North Africa against Rommel] The basic concept is the same: Marshall was hinting to Ike that Patton did have some special skills that might be helpful, while still leaving the decision to the commander "on the ground."