I think the piece of shit view of Patton is over rated a touch.
He didn’t acknowledge mental health and that manifested in his treatment of soldiers he deemed as cowards but within the context of his time it was pretty acceptable.
He certainly was no statesman and had the diplomatic skills of a brick through a window however he was effective as a general and had the respect of many of his troops. As a leader he was effective.
From an imperialism perspective he has nothing on MacArthur.
TL;DR most people wish they were Patton when they should really want to be Bradley.
Ok but from an imperialism perspective Douglas “trail of cobalt between Korea and China” MacArthur was worse than many supervillains. MacArthur was completely insane by the standards of American generals in the Korean and Vietnam wars.
The man may have been a piece of shit too often, but damn did he know how to talk to his troops.
I think the piece of shit view of Patton is over rated a touch.
He didn’t acknowledge mental health and that manifested in his treatment of soldiers he deemed as cowards but within the context of his time it was pretty acceptable.
He certainly was no statesman and had the diplomatic skills of a brick through a window however he was effective as a general and had the respect of many of his troops. As a leader he was effective.
From an imperialism perspective he has nothing on MacArthur.
TL;DR most people wish they were Patton when they should really want to be Bradley.
Considering his statements on race and Jews even after seeing the concentration camps firsthand, I’m gonna have to press X to doubt
Ok but from an imperialism perspective Douglas “trail of cobalt between Korea and China” MacArthur was worse than many supervillains. MacArthur was completely insane by the standards of American generals in the Korean and Vietnam wars.