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George S. Patton
Definition
- United States general The German military theorist Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831) wrote that “a distinguished commander without boldness is unthinkable” (Clausewitz [1832] 1976, 198). In World War II, George Smith Patton, Jr., was the epitome of a bold commander in campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, and northern Europe. [Source: Encyclopedia of Leadership; Patton, George S. (1885–1945)]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/George_S._Patton
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