Patton's Madness
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Patton's Madness

The Dark Side of a Battlefield Genius

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eBook - ePub

Patton's Madness

The Dark Side of a Battlefield Genius

About this book

Dwight Eisenhower called General George S. Patton "mentally unbalanced" and "just like a time bomb," and indeed, the egotistical, mercurial, aggressive Patton is perhaps as well known for his questionable behavior and eccentric beliefs as for his daring battlefield exploits. In a brief but probing assessment of Patton's life based on strong research in primary sources and knowledge of psychology, Jim Sudmeier considers the mind of Patton: what made this military genius tick? To what extent was Patton's boldness and brilliance as a general, his willingness to welcome risk and danger, connected to his unstable personality? Sudmeier presents a myth-shattering reconsideration of one of military history's most famous commanders.

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Table of contents

  1. List of Illustrations
  2. List of Maps
  3. List of Tables
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. 1 Mexican Trophy Hunt
  7. 2 Charging into the Million-Dollar Wound
  8. 3 Social Climber and People User
  9. 4 The Spoiledest Boy in the World
  10. 5 Maternal Love Lost
  11. 6 Personality Disorders
  12. 7 Dumping on Subordinates
  13. 8 Patton versus Eisenhower and Everybody Else
  14. 9 Poet, Inventor, Mechanical Genius, Designer, Hero
  15. 10 Brilliant Strategist? Led from the Front?
  16. 11 Vanity Case
  17. 12 Liberating Bastogne, Patton’s Finest Moment
  18. 13 The Hammelburg Raid—Not His ā€œOnly Mistakeā€
  19. 14 Patton and Leadership
  20. 15 Epilogue
  21. Appendix A Patton’s Career Mood Swings, 1920–1945
  22. Appendix B Patton versus US Army Leadership Manual
  23. Appendix C Chronology
  24. Abbreviations
  25. Notes
  26. Bibliography
  27. About the Author