"better known for his prowess with the broadsword."
Is this author for real? Did the Army use chain mail and crossbows then too, or am I just missing something here.
Hey, I appreciate a good Patton article, but this one seems to be cursory. Oh well. At least I got to read a Patton article before retiring to the Pup Tent.
Day is done. Muttly get back to chewing on this article tomorrow.
...of course...had to read some more...the article gets better later on...
My guess is that it was a name within a series of names for a variety of blades used in swordmanship: foil, saber,...broadsword.., but I really don't know. This would have been early 1900's, so horses were still in use.
Blumenson is the major biographer of Patton.