that he had been a viking warrior, in napoleon's army. >> oliver: how would you describe george patton's think he was devout, a great faith in the power of prayer. >> he read the bible every day and would say to his troops, read the bible because you'll never know when you'll need it. >> oliver: patton galvanized the troops, on 23 march, 1943 in the barren valley. he told his commanders, gentlemen, tomorrow we attack, if we're not victorious, let no man come back alive. >> and they fought exceptionally well. it was the first time that we had shown we could really fight and this was patton's doing. >> oliver: after reinvigorateed, commander was sent to command the army for the next eye lied invasion, sicily. 10 july, 1943, 80,000 allies troops land in the beaches of sicily. from the start, patton clashed with the pompous british commander bernard montgomery. and legend has it that montgomery hatched his battle plan, giving prominence to british forces in a bathroom in algiers with eisenhower's chief of staff, major walter smith. >> when it began his job was to guard montgomery's flank. pa