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George S. Patton Jr. and the Lost Cause Legacy

Historians have done their duty in commemorating an individual who was, as Sidney Hook’s Hero in History would describe, an “event making-man.” A myriad of works focused on understanding the martial effort behind George S. Patton Jr. from his ancestral lineage rooted in military tradition to his triumph during the Second World War. What is yet to be understood about Patton, however, is the role that the Civil War played in his transformation into one of America’s iconic generals. For Patton, the Lost Cause legacy, one that idealized the image of the Confederate soldier in terms of personal honor, courage, and duty, became the seed for his preoccupation for glory.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc699940
Date08 1900
CreatorsRodriguez, Ismael
ContributorsMcCaslin, Richard B., Citino, Robert Michael, 1958-, Mendoza, Alexander
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 88 pages : illustrations (some color), Text
CoverageUnited States, 1861-1945
RightsPublic, Rodriguez, Ismael, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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