21st Century Patton: Strategic Insights for the Modern Era

By: J. Furman Daniel

While General George S. Patton Jr. remains an iconic figure seventy years after his death, few fully appreciate him as a strategic thinker. Indeed, his flamboyant personality often obscures the fact that he was a lifelong student of the military arts, a true strategic visionary, and a unique figure in American military history. This short volume introduces readers to a more complete and nuanced Patton. By tracing his intellectual development and connecting his views on strategic thought and history to the issues of the present day, this book offers a bold, fresh view on the famous general. Linking Patton's success as a warfighter to his efforts as a thinker, this book hopes to kindle debate on managing human capital within the military. Most surely the book will demonstrate that-like Patton- the seeds of military success can be planted throughout a lifetime of formal and self-directed study of the military arts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682470636
• ISBN13: 9781682470633
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"