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b"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"