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Whilst visiting traumatised U.S. soldiers in an evacuation hospital on 10th August, 1943, General George S. Patton encountered a man he believed to be a coward. So he slapped him in the face with his gloves, and waved a pistol in his face.\nOn Eisenhower\u2019s insistence, Patton apologised to the soldier, but never exhibited genuine remorse for his actions. He wrote in his diary, \u2018It is rather a commentary on justice when an Army commander has to soft-soap a skulker to placate the timidity of those above\u2019.\nIn this episode, Rebecca, Olly and Arion question the motives of \u2018Old Blood and Guts\u2019; reveal Patton\u2019s attitude to Jews after the Holocaust; and play a round of \u2018Patton Quote Bingo\u2019\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018I Won't Have Cowards in My Army\u2019 (\u2018Patton\u2019, 1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtS2_TfbeY\n\u2022 General Patton\u2019s speech in Boston, Massachusetts (Critical Past, 1945):\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9DpKDwCJcM\n\u2022 \u201810 Things You May Not Know About George Patton\u2019 (HISTORY, 2014):\nhttps://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-george-patton\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\nLove the show? Support the show! Patreon.com/Retrospectors\n#40s #Person #Politics #White #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices