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.

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• 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