Patton'S Madness: The Dark Side of a Battlefield Genius

Author : Jim Sudmeier

Hardback

Published : Saturday 1 February 2020

ISBN : 9780811738545

Price : €18.66

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by Jim Sudmeier

Hardback

01 Feb 2020

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Once described by Dwight D. Eisenhower as mentally unbalanced and just like a time bomb, this book provides an examination of Patton's bolness and brilliance, and mental instability.

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 daring battlefield exploits as for his questionable behavior and eccentric beliefs. In a brief but probing assessment of Patton's life based on strong research in primary sources and long experience in 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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