Ep. 14: Kevin Hymel on General George S. Patton

Historian Kevin Hymel joins the show to discuss the life and leadership of the American World War II general most feared by the Nazis: George S. Patton.

Times

• 01:48 - Introduction
• 04:38 - Recently uncovered details about General Patton
• 08:38 - History’s first draft
• 10:51 - How Patton became one of the most famous World War II leaders
• 13:35 - Patton before the war
• 17:34 - Patton in North Africa
• 23:08 - Problems with General Dwight D. Eisenhower
• 26:55 - Patton’s leadership style
• 28:20 - Fighting in Tunisia 
• 32:49 - Patton’s risk calculations
• 34:16 - Patton’s behavior, temperament, and treatment of other officers
• 43:05 - The Civil War and Patton’s strategy in North Africa
• 45:00 - Patton’s role in Sicily 
• 49:49 - Shell shock and Patton's anti-Semitism
• 55:21 - Sicily and combat stress