TW: This episode includes mention of someone taking their own life and also mention of the accusing of Black French soldiers of sexual assault. These are not graphic in nature, just adding a trigger warning in case anyone is sensitive to these topics.

Historian and author Kevin Hymel joins me in this episode to talk about George S. Patton Jr. This is marked a "Part I" as Kevin has promised to come back and continue the story. He will also talk about the "Six-Triple-Eight" Postal Battalion, about which he wrote an article that inspired an upcoming Netflix film made by Tyler Perry. Kevin is also an Ambrose Historical Tours guide leading the "In Patton's Footsteps" tour.

Links

Patton's War: An American General's Combat Leadership Vol. 1 (https://amzn.to/459qGUg)

Patton's War: An American General's Combat Leadership Vol. 2 (https://amzn.to/3OCx2V8)

Patton's Photographs: War as He Saw It (https://amzn.to/3YxSbV2)

Historian Kevin Hymel's Article on the 6888th Being Made into a Movie (https://stephenambrosetours.com/historian-kevin-hymels-article-on-the-6888th-to-be-made-into-a-movie/)

6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (https://armyhistory.org/6888th-central-postal-directory-battalion/)

"No Mail, Low Morale": The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/Jan-Feb-2019/Warrington-Mail/)

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