George S. Patton

The quote was said by the mighty General George S. Patton, and the quote also sums up his personality. Patton was a man with a family tree of fighters. In about every war the U.S. has been in before World War I, Patton’s family was there to fight. Before World War I, Patton had experience fighting and trying to find Poncho Villa, in Mexico. After the Villa thing, Patton served in World War I, as amazing tank commander against the Central Powers. Since Patton has gotten familiar with warfare, he put

the hero they all look up to is their general, George S. Patton. He truly is the hero of this theatre of war. These, and all heroes, look at danger as little more than an obstacle to overpass. General George S Patton and Odysseus from The Odyssey, by Homer, are both heroes. They reached fame at very different times but they both exhibited the same qualities and abilities that allowed them to overcome any and every challenge thrown at them. Patton fought Nazis in North Africa and Western Europe

George S. Patton Jr, Visionary, Not Ethical Leadership General Patton once said “Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men (A quote by George S. Patton Jr, n.d.)” He did not know that would describe both his positive example of visionary leadership and his inability to practice ethical leadership all at the same time. His performance during World War II offers great examples of his visionary leadership by utilizing inspirational motivation, idealized

Synthesis Essay – General George S. Patton Jr. MSgt Christopher J. Francis Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy General George S. Patton Jr. Student, loyal, arrogant, passionate General George S. Patton was known as many things but above all he was known for his ability to inspire action by leading from the front. While his vision and operational leadership was never in doubt some of his character traits opened him up to controversy. This paper’s focus will

General George Patton, also known as “Blood and Guts”, was and is known as one of the best there was. “Patton was a highly effective pioneer, advocate, and exponent of modern mechanized warfare as well as doctrine of highly mobile offensive.” (Axelrod, 2006) The soldiers that served under Patton in the Third and Seventh Army’s knew him as a soldier’s leader and took his death very hard. They considered Patton one of the greatest men that ever lived. Patton professed to be a Christian and was

Erwin Rommel and George S. Patton. Both men were icons for their countries during this greatest of all wars, and they were so similar and different in many ways of their personal and public lives. Patton and Rommel both came from an extensive military training. Rommel joined the local Infantry Regiment as an officer cadet in 1910 and was sent to the Officer Cadet School soon after. He graduated on 15 November 1911 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in January 1912. Patton attended Virginia

Leadership Analysis of George S. Patton, Jr. Chase W. Seegmiller Western Kentucky University Introduction As said by Old Blood and Guts himself, Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain the immoderate rains with which we have had to contend. Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory, and crush to oppression and wickedness

at first glance General George S. Patton is anything but creative, if you think about it, he is one of the most creative people of all time. Both his battle strategies and speeches were creative, bold, and extremely powerful. Each of his speeches, particularly his speech to the Third Army, are some of the most powerful and motivated I have read. Each and every speech he spoke riled his troops and made them want to crush the Nazis and win the war. Many people dislike Patton and his speeches because

George S. Patton Jr. was born on November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel, California (Gale 2). His parents were George Smith Patton and Ruth Wilson. Their family was very wealthy because of his mother’s father; he was a successful businessman (Ford 1734). Patton Jr. went to private school when he was twelve years old. The school was a wealthy school full of rich families. In 1902, Patton Jr. decided to go into the military. He attended the military academy at West point, New York. There, he met

watched this movie with my grandpa, who served in the Air Force for over 20 years. He didn’t fight in World War II, but he did see action in Vietnam. In one of the early scenes of the film, when Patton begins wearing his three star general stripes before his promotion is official, my grandfather remarked “Patton was one arrogant S.O.B.” He knows more about the man than I do, and he thinks it is an accurate portrayal and a good film. In this case, I agree with my grandpa. This film follows the titular