{"id":15,"date":"2019-09-20T00:51:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T04:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/scottmcgraw\/?p=15"},"modified":"2019-09-20T00:51:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T04:51:03","slug":"patton-vs-bradley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/scottmcgraw\/2019\/09\/20\/patton-vs-bradley\/","title":{"rendered":"Patton vs. Bradley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scott McGraw<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Powell<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

FYSM 120 \u2013 Leadership, War, and Hollywood<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

September 19<\/span>th<\/span>, 2019<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Patton vs. Bradley<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The movie Patton features two very important generals: Patton and Bradley. <\/span>Both of them<\/span>\u00a0have\u00a0differences that make them different types of leaders. Both generals wanted to reach the same goal of defeating the Germans in WWII. Originally Bradley was under the commands of Patton, but\u00a0<\/span>later on,<\/span>\u00a0in the movie Bradley was able to command himself. Throughout the movie you can see how they develop and struggle as leaders. Both have features that a great leader has and what a weak leader has. No leader has the combined qualities of these two because it simply wasn\u2019t possible under their circumstances. Ultimately, I think Patton was the more successful leader. When it comes down to it Bradley\u2019s troops were more willing to obey his directions, but Patton made more progress. Sure,\u00a0Bradley was a more intelligent person, even Patton stated that Bradley was very smart\u00a0later on\u00a0in the\u00a0<\/span>movie but<\/span>\u00a0being more intelligent also gave him less power. Being the more successful leader, I would also want to emulate general Patton over Bradley. Although Patton made some very questionable decisions throughout his time, I believe he was a more profound leader and made more of a mark on people throughout their journeys in the war. These are the reasons that Patton was the more successful leader and\u00a0why I would rather emulate him as well.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 General Patton was judged because of his discipline. General Bradley was smarter than Patton. There wasn\u2019t a doubt about it. In battle though, brain smarts do not always win. A reason why Patton was seen sometimes as a bad leader is because he was too harsh when it came to his discipline. A scene that illustrated this is after his first battle in the movie. After witnessing many casualties Patton went into the doctor\u2019s tent where injured troops were being held. Patton paid his respects to the injured soldiers who got hurt in battle and thanked them for fighting alongside him. There was one person though who was crying on the edge of the bed because he couldn\u2019t take the trauma that comes with war. Patton slapped the helmet off his head and told him that he wouldn\u2019t have any cowards in his army. Afterward, he sent him to fight at the front of the line for the next battle. Although I understand his point, he was too harsh. Acting cowardly in a battle situation isn\u2019t good for the minds of the rest of the troops. Because he was in the doctor\u2019s tent, being that he wasn\u2019t injured, Patton took offense to that and thought it was disrespectful towards the injured troops. The fear Patton implemented in his troops, and the bravery and boldness he had, and willingness to keep fighting and keep advancing with no regard is what made him more successful. I don\u2019t completely agree with his discipline <\/span>strategies,<\/span>\u00a0but they gave him better results than Bradley. Pushing on and on is dangerous, and doesn\u2019t involve much strategy, but that, along with his discipline, were the reasons why he was one of the most feared generals to the Germans. Bradley lost more men being too cautious. Sure, he was better at strategy, but when it comes to winning a battle in WWII, Patton\u2019s boldness went farther than Bradley\u2019s caution.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I would rather emulate general Patton because of his boldness and bravery. A quality that often makes a leader a good leader is being able to motivate their followers. A leader who can motivate their followers and make them willing to obey them makes them great. Bradley couldn\u2019t do that. Followers were more willing to listen to him, but what he did with that made him weak. Patton was strong. Sure, a good leader is respected, but especially during war, a good leader is feared. Patton was one of those leaders who, when he was in charge, would never second guess himself or take crap from anyone. Patton\u2019s guts are what made him advance so far in battles and what stirred up so much fear in the Germans. Sometimes having the respect of your enemies is more important than having the respect of your allies. This is especially the case with Patton. Bradley got along well with <\/span>all of<\/span> the allies but was not feared nor respected as much as Patton was by the Germans. He would dig himself out of bad situations like lack of supplies or\u00a0lack of help from the allies but would always manage to prove his strength and persevere. Besides his harshness, there was no reason not to follow this man into battle. I would rather be a strong and feared leader than a smart and cautious leader. That might just be my personal opinion. but this, to me, demonstrates again why Patton was more successful and explains why I emulate him over Bradley.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The worst part about war is all the deaths that come along with it. Any leader would want the best of their troops and would want all of them to come out alive. The best leaders knew that wasn\u2019t possible. Patton\u2019s bravery and boldness drove him to become more feared and more successful than Bradley. Many deaths occurred during the war but being afraid is the worst way to go into battle, and Patton knew that. This is why he was more successful, and this is why I emulate <\/span>him.<\/span>\u00a0The best leaders know that sometimes the harder or scarier decisions, like pushing one, are the better ones.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scott McGraw\u00a0 Professor Powell\u00a0 FYSM 120 \u2013 Leadership, War, and Hollywood\u00a0 September 19th, 2019\u00a0 Patton vs. Bradley \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The movie Patton features two very important generals: Patton and Bradley. Both of them\u00a0have\u00a0differences that make them different types of leaders. Both generals wanted to reach the same goal of defeating the Germans in … <\/p>\n

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