John J. Pershing

Teresa Nguyen Honors History 11 Ms. Gray December 8, 2017 A Great and Controversial Leader The personality and behavior of a person can help his success or failure. With great determination to be a soldier as a young boy, General George Smith Patton Jr., became one of the greatest yet most contradictory leader. As a little boy, Patton had extreme knowledge of military history and military strategy comparing to those his age. His hard work and determination will finally be repaid as he become military

Nineteen Stars: A Study in Military Character and Leadership Nowadays the military is becoming more complex and challenging then it was in the past. All of the United States military services are beginning to downsize and aiming to create a more diverse, educated, and physically fit military. As a result, this makes it harder for future military officers to earn a commission. The primary ways that young leaders earn a commission are through West Point, Reserves Officer Training Corps (ROTC), and

The sun is just setting over the men of the Third Army. They are overtaking one of the most prized Nazi strongholds, Metz. These men who will wage war within the hour are heroes in their own right but the hero they all look up to is their general, George S. Patton. He truly is the hero of this theatre of war. These, and all heroes, look at danger as little more than an obstacle to overpass. General George S Patton and Odysseus from The Odyssey, by Homer, are both heroes. They reached fame at

There are roughly eight billion individuals on this planet and each one of them has the potential to change future of the human race. On November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel California a unique individual was born that would change the outcome of WWII. George S. Paton Jr. was this individual and he would be a key player in the allied victory over Germany in the Second World War. This victory allowed America to exert its rightful place as a global superpower. Patton not only assisted America in winning

General George S Patton, also known as ‘Old Blood and Guts,’ was by far one of the greatest and most controversial generals within the U.S army during World War 2. Renowned for his leadership of the Third Army, he was the center of controversy, such as the time when he called for war against the Soviets (Wilcox, 2010, p. 112). In doing this, General George S. Patton painted himself as an agitator, which is an individual who “speaks of the violation or misappropriation of the present form of society

Leadership and Me: A Holistic Approach Introduction The purpose of this paper is to reflect and make an analysis of the general strength and weaknesses of a leader, provide recommendations thoughts of overall performance to improve on this person’s leadership style in which practices and theories were utilized most effective. Draw conclusions and provide an integration of this leadership practice into my own leadership practice. Accomplishment of this will be achieved be identifying several key practices

General George Smith Patton Jr. was one of the most complicated military men of all time. He is known as one of the most successful U.S. Field Commanders of any war. Shortly before WWI, he was promoted to Captain. When the United States entered WWII, he was a Commanding General. He also designed his own sword as a student which became known as the Patton Sword. He carried two ivory handled pistols which became his trademark. One of his nicknames is, “Old Blood and Guts”. George S. Patton was born

Annotated Bibliography Burns, S. T. (2014). History of the Pershing Missile Systems. Publisher: Author Steven T. Burns graduated from the Pershing Electronic Materials Maintenance Course in 1972. He was assigned to a Pershing Missile unit at Ft. Sill and the 56th Field Artillery Brigade in Europe until 1979. He later became a Data Tech contractor with Martin Marietta in 1982, assigned to a Pershing unit in Neu Ulm, Germany, until the end of the Pershing Missile system in 1990. His perspective is based on

Patton: The Man, The ledged and The Movie Ever since I was young boy I always loved watching the movie Patton, it was kind of odd for a boy of ten years old to love such a wonder full movie that was made for adults. It was all due to my great uncle telling me how he served with General George S Patton commonly known as “old blood and guts”. One of my favorite quotes from the move was said by General Patton, portrayed be George C Scott in which he said: “Thirty years from now, when you're sitting

Background Patton is a film written by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H North and directed by Franklin J Schaffner (IMDB). This film was made in 1970 and the screenplay was based on the biography, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph and A Soldier’s Story (IMDB). The film’s primary focus is the professional life of general George Patton through his commanding positions in World War II. Patton was a unique character who often had a polarizing effect on people. You either love or hate Patton and throughout