“The Patton legend is (mostly) a creation of the press”
mmmmmm.... That’s the usual hatred from cautious generals against the ones who fight and win...
Patton was one of the best field commander. He was full of energy and it’s not surprising that many of his jealous comrades began to hate him...
“That’s the usual hatred from cautious generals against the ones who fight and win...”
Ummmm, no, that’s the verdict of any clear-thinking, intellectually honest individual who takes the time and makes the effort to obtain the facts, and then makes a reasoned analysis based upon them.
“Patton was one of the best field commander. He was full of energy and it’s not surprising that many of his jealous comrades began to hate him...”
Questionable. As I’ve stated, his Russian and German counterparts were much more realistic in thie view of war, and often far more tactically and strategically adept. As for jealousies, it seems ego is a requirement for the job of General or else no one would want it. Patton was a colorful character and became a celebrity, which someonehow, seems to innoculate one against reasonable criticism (against all logic), but a great field commander? The verdict of history says otherwise.