George Smith Patton, an American general of the Second World War and one of the most important Allied commanders, was a highly controversial figure. After the war, when he became governor of Bavaria, his undiplomatic, uncensored statements to the press became famous. Patton's death as a result of a car accident in Germany in 1945 still raises many doubts today. Was it an assassination? Who could have ordered it? Robert K. Wilcox tracks down an eyewitness to the events, as well as documents that have never been made public before. The book, which also presents the uncompromising operations of the secret services, sheds new light on this enigmatic affair.