IKE: COUNTDOWN TO D-DAY depicts the tense 90 days leading up to the D-Day invasion and how Dwight Eisenhower, against all odds, brilliantly orchestrated the most important military maneuver in modern history.
Пікірлер: 306
@WildCard0315 Жыл бұрын
I love the subtle dig towards McArthur in this. Even Eisenhower admitted that he learned theatrics because of McArthur but he never let that affect the overall big picture.
@ConChaz1009 жыл бұрын
Incredible acting by Tom as IKE WOW! Great casting , who would have thought Tom as Ike ? This whole movie is awesome.Thanks so much..
@westlock4 жыл бұрын
Patton and Eisenhower had known each other for thirty years. They and their families took vacations together in the 1920s.
@TheBatugan773 жыл бұрын
I think they go back even further. George was in the 1912 Olympics, with Jim Thorpe. Ike played college football against Big Jim. And lived to tell about it.
@CorsetLebelle3 жыл бұрын
Most of the top us officers know each other and had gone to school or served togather
@kashgar1083 ай бұрын
Interesting background
@gearcell12 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing of the bond you form with those in the military. I met a Marine at a football game last year and we both realized we were in Afghanistan at the same time. We swapped stories and became friends…that soldier to soldier comment saved Patton’s ass imo
@MarkMiller-kz8nm6 ай бұрын
Ike never wanted the glory. That is what made him a great general and a great caretaker President in troubled times. He wanted the Running Backs to get the credit not the coaches… This is an amazing movie Selleck played that role perfectly.
@edwardpate61282 жыл бұрын
Patton a great tactical commander who never seemed to grasp the strategic situation.
@KnightOwl200612 жыл бұрын
"Sorry sir, I wasn't issued one." Love that line.
@78.BANDIT3 жыл бұрын
I like how IKE is telling him HOW IT IS. AND HOW THING'S ARE GOING TO BE. AND STILL CALLS PATTON "SIR". After saying "DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME,SIR?"
@danieldickson85912 жыл бұрын
That "Sir" is like when a school principal calls an errant student on the carpet. It's to emphasize that this is serious.
@danieldickson85912 жыл бұрын
It's interesting that General Omar Bradley was also once seconded to Patton, as recently as the Italian campaign. Patton seemed to hit a promotion ceiling. His talents as a field commander couldn't overcome his deficiencies in dealing with people or politics.
@RedDiomedes2 жыл бұрын
His talents as a field commander are not desperate from those things. He slapped a shell shock soldier, was racist to black soldiers and his performance post war prompted his dismissal
@MisterMac43212 жыл бұрын
By the time an officer reaches senior flag rank (O-9 equivalent or higher) they should be aware that the job's often more about politics than it is military command. Ike, Bradley, Spaatz, Patch, and even Clark realized that and fulfilled their duties competently - Patton never seemed to learn the lesson. In the Pacific Macarthur didn't either, but he had powerful friends in congress who protected him (had literally ANY other officer lost the Philippines like Macarthur did he'd have been court martialed) and knew how to play the press to his personal advantage - the scene here with with Ike talking to the SHAEF public affairs officer is a great counterpoint to Macarthur's blatant self aggrandizement.
@andrewthompson57282 жыл бұрын
@@MisterMac4321 One characteristic of Ike is that if a General was running into issues with success on the battlefield, he would yard them out and replace them quickly - yet, it was never the signal of the end of their careers, as he was able to observe those generals would be better in a different situation. There are notable generals such as Patton that he pulled the leash tight, then unleashed them at a later time when they would be even more effective.
@girl1213 Жыл бұрын
No one doubts he was at heart a good man, but his problems were centered around his ego. He was a warrior who was happiest in war. Peace was difficult for him, much like how it was for Churchill (his "Black Dog" depression). Patton grew up in a family of military heroes. He never felt equal to them.
@andrewthompson5728 Жыл бұрын
@@RedDiomedes Actually, he chose an all Black tank regiment for a task based on their outstanding performance. I am unable to recall them right now, however he referred to them as the best damn tank regiment he had ever seen. Patton valued performance.
@bbenjers4 жыл бұрын
The movie Patton left out any scenes of Ike; I’m glad I got to watch this scene.
@terryrussel33693 жыл бұрын
True. Hollywood couldn't get permission from the Eisenhower's. As for "Patton" his wife Beatrice would never have given Her permission to make that movie in the first place had she been alive.
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
@@terryrussel3369 I guess when she passed it was game on lol
@edwardyoung5224 жыл бұрын
Ike knew how to keep Patton in check. Excellent.
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
He had to.
@JohnyZman Жыл бұрын
It was a mistake.. should have pushed Soviets out of Eastern Europe
@nikitakuznetsov8446 Жыл бұрын
@@JohnyZman The Soviets liberated Europe.
@JohnyZman Жыл бұрын
@@nikitakuznetsov8446 Yes then stayed there, and didn't go back to their own country. #orcs
@nikitakuznetsov8446 Жыл бұрын
@@JohnyZman LMAO. Using buzzwords. Btw they did go back to their own country, they stayed for a few years to oversee the building of a Socialist regime and then they left.
@HopliteWarlord2 жыл бұрын
Supreme Allied Commander, what a title of ultimate responsibility, only President Roosevelt outranked Ike, and I'm sure he wouldn't have even dared! IKE was Great General and POTUS! What a career!!!
@michaelsena5577 Жыл бұрын
Not true. General Marshal outranked Ike.
@michelmendoza1769Ай бұрын
I have no idea how IKE kept his focus and his sanity juggling all the chainsaws he had to deal with Monty, Patton. De Gaulle, the Ardennes and the rest of it and yet he shepherded overlord through successfully. I went through life thinking that he wasn’t that bright but he had smarts and the ability to cope with all the strains and stresses of war. Of course Patton was probably a full time job by himself.
@ronniebishop2496 Жыл бұрын
Patton was so feared they built an entire fictional army around him and the Germans would never believe he wouldn’t be in charge of the invasion until it was to late, that’s how valuable Patton was, that fiction saved thousands of lives and probably saved the entire invasion. And after Patton got in the war he went wild winning more battles in American history and saving the 101st Airborne at Bastogne while Monty and Everyone else were saying it couldn’t be done.
@derrickstorm6976 Жыл бұрын
He like Rommel had the greatest luxury of getting to write their own histories And the troops at Bastogne were holding Ion n their own already
@ronniebishop2496 Жыл бұрын
@@derrickstorm6976 Really well Rommel committed suicide at the behest of Hitler and Patton got killed in a car wreck or something? So when did they write their own history? Asking for a friend.
@thevillaaston781110 ай бұрын
Total rubbish. Patton did not even rate a German dossier before D-Day. The Germans accepted the fictional army ruse without identifying Patton as its commander. There is no evidence that Montgomery uttered any opinion regarding events Patton and Bastogne.
@thevillaaston78112 ай бұрын
Rubbish The Germans had no opnion on Patton. They fell for the fictional army ruse without connecting Patton with that army. Patton did not even rate a German dossier before D-Day.
@GarioTheRock3 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ, this is AMAZING.
@Harambe6914 ай бұрын
Imagine dealing with generals with this big of a personality. From montgomery to Patton. Even working under McArthur for a time
@CesMan8312 жыл бұрын
Decades prior, Tom Selleck and Gerald McRaney worked together in the "Magnum: PI"/"Simon & Simon" crossover
@terryrussel33693 жыл бұрын
Those were the waning days of entertaining television when we actually had TV programs a family could watch together.
@kevinobrien92713 жыл бұрын
I never would have recognized Gerald McRaney without your comment. Boy has he gained weight!
@erikdrum69343 жыл бұрын
@@kevinobrien9271 you can thank gerald's wife delta reese for that. Lol
@antitroll89012 жыл бұрын
That maybe so but Ike WAS Patton's superior and Patton was causing trouble with the press and did slap a shell shocked soldier, hell he almost told the press about the upcoming Allied invasion, also Ike wrote about this meeting in his memoirs, he had to reel Patton in to stop him from causing trouble and if you ask me Patton deserved it even though I respect him as a brilliant military tactician and leader
@timheavrin22532 жыл бұрын
Patton likely became a better general for this.
@simpsontoney1811 жыл бұрын
Got dam it George shut up! Loved that scene! In my strongest opinion, General Patton was a flaming racist however, the man flat out knew logistics. General Ike undoubtedly rendered the right decision to keep General Patton aboard. Hands down, this is one of the best leadership movie I've seen in a long time. MDMP at it's best!
@badmattam14 жыл бұрын
good old tom selleck did a good job as ike.nice one!thanks for sharing.
@everettamador98853 жыл бұрын
Good or bad George Patton Jr was a reason or part of it why Normandy succeeded
@kylewilson77643 жыл бұрын
Ike figured out Patton real good .
@tonygee64182 жыл бұрын
He told him to shut up (unbelievable)
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
@@tonygee6418 meh, not really.
@Wall2000x3 жыл бұрын
Montgomery was the biggest pain in the ass for Eisenhower. Period.
@harrymudd714 жыл бұрын
Dwight Eisenhower could be very intimidating when crossed. He did have Patton near to tears. He completely humiliated Joe McCarthy on the campaign train to Ohio back in the 1950's.
@Chicagoan44413 жыл бұрын
There was something really poignant in that moment when Patton's helmet falls, and he bends to pick it up. I wonder if that was in the script, or a happy accident?
@nicholasiadevaio3854 Жыл бұрын
And when Ike warns him... sounds like he called him Georgie... "Last time Georgie, last time"
@pinz202211 жыл бұрын
I so miss my 1980's navy years. The world's most perfect meritocracy. You were judged by what you accomplished.
@JS-wp4gs3 жыл бұрын
In other words elitism and oppression
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
@@JS-wp4gs and privilege
@charlessandor52563 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting reading people’s comments on the personalities of these monumental military figures. You have to admit, to achieve such a status during such a war that has been unbelievably catastrophic, you need people with larger-than-life personalities. I can’t speak on military experience as I have none, but it must’ve been hard knowing you’re directly responsible for creating such large campaigns that are certainly going to lead to the death of thousands of soldiers and civilians alike. It cannot be easy. Regardless of politics, you need to find leaders that have those unique qualities that can be “best” suit the particular strategy and tactics needed to succeed on such an dynamic global battlefield.
@richunixunix33132 жыл бұрын
Remember, soldiers follow there leaders because we believe in them, we never ask the cost (yes we are VERY afraid), but only to do our duty as our oath commands us. "I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations" this part means everything. Retired, US Army enlisted.
@nicholasiadevaio3854 Жыл бұрын
@@richunixunix3313 thank you for your service
@mgwilliams100012 жыл бұрын
I agree Sir. Serving for 30 years with the US Navy I learned one thing..... It did not matter what the skin color of the man next to you, no matter your perceived prejudice that you grew up with... when all things were really, really bad around you, it always was that person you distrusted most who seemed to have everything together and pulled your ass out the shithole you were in. Pardon my language.
@casualobserver31453 жыл бұрын
If Gen. Patton had followed Gen. WT Sherman’s advice on handling “journalists” he’d had been safe.
@patpowers17183 жыл бұрын
A lot of people should Google Sherman’s view of the press. Truer now than it was 150 plus years ago.
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
@@patpowers1718 truer? Sounds like Sherman was a pussy about it and shortsighted.
@markmiller33082 жыл бұрын
“If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast.” - General William Tecumseh Sherman, United States Army
@timmccarthy53532 жыл бұрын
There's this, and then there's "Patton" - both products of Hollywood. Is the truth somewhere in the middle? Probably. Regardless, when the chips were down, they always called in their boy Georgie. And that's a fact, absolutely as controversial as he was.
@jimbopumbapigsticks14 жыл бұрын
Tom Selleck is a very underrated actor.
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
Nah he's well known
@andresteves49792 ай бұрын
You know George, brave men do cry...Ike the War years 1979...starred Robert Duvall
@dthdc414 жыл бұрын
In truth Monty was overall ground forces' commander which he was to relinquish after the beachhead breakout. However he had hoped that once it was done the relinquishment would not happen. He did not realize that since nearly 2/3 of the armies in the Western Front were American that it did not make political sense that an Englishman should be in command.
@michelmendoza17699 ай бұрын
Monty trying to take center stage again in the early part of this scene his contempt for IKE ad. Commander was unwarranted and counter productive.
@thevillaaston78114 күн бұрын
The OVERLORD land campaign was overwhelmingly Montgomey's planning and execution.
@KnightOwl200613 жыл бұрын
@ExceedingNormal Any examples of historical inaccuracies in this? (I know there is a biggie at the end where Ike is seen with the paratroops on June 6, who actually left the night of June 5).
@Democratic_Industrialism3 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure but i do know a lot of generals hated Patton and referred to him as childish, and Patton really did slap a solder who was suffering from PTSD and Patton called him a coward, Patton’s own officers who he commanded couldn’t stand him and said that he took all the glory while they all suffer, but their was no denying that Patton was a smart General who was just a bit immature
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
Not a big inaccuracy for most though
@hint012212 жыл бұрын
yes he was, but at least he was honest, and he fought like a tiger.
@EasyCompanyAirborne15 жыл бұрын
Maureen. I have respect for anyone who goes into action. Two of my uncles fought alongisde the Gurkhas at a village called Cassino in Italy. It is not well known, but some of the Gurkhas may know of it.
@22espec3 жыл бұрын
The lost of Cassino was a big lost for the humanity
@Persian-Immortal3 жыл бұрын
My best friend whose a Gurkha showed me his grandfathers VC. He earned in the Italian campaign.
@ellenyoung8283 Жыл бұрын
My father served in Italy, yes, I know of Cassino...
@ronniebishop24962 жыл бұрын
Patton was out there with the men, Ike and Beatle were not.
@ronniebishop24965 ай бұрын
@@thebrickseller Well Omar Bradley answered that question for you, as ridiculous as it sounds. Roosevelt had polio and was in a wheelchair! And Churchill was a WW1 hero and couldn’t pass a physical for WW2.? Plus General Bradley, said that he had been trained to lead troops into war, but the difference between him and Patton was that he was trained to do it and Patton loved it.
@ronniebishop24965 ай бұрын
@@thebrickseller You really should study history before you make such a big fool out of yourself. Here’s that stupid icon back at you.?😜😜😜😜😜😜
@ronniebishop24965 ай бұрын
@@thebrickseller I’m sorry I didn’t mean to be so rude, and outlandish. This post is over a year old and I was thinking about someone else.
@ronniebishop24965 ай бұрын
@@thebrickseller Ike was a tremendous administrator and commander of the Allies during WW2 and the Normandy invasion.
@ronniebishop24965 ай бұрын
@@thebrickseller Actually you should brush up on your history, because that was really a bad question.
@charles07km83 Жыл бұрын
9:00 The Paratrooper Issue was literally create havoc and keep the Germans reinforcements from the Beaches without matter if that would take Lost the Entire Airborne Force…
@SUPERSOCK4L1FE15 жыл бұрын
Patton was not as likeable as Ike, but he was a better field commander, Ike was just a politition and planner, he gave the orders, patton carried them out, Both were a genius mind though
@JS-wp4gs3 жыл бұрын
Patton was a poor overall field commander, which is why he made so many questionable decisions after the invasion. He was also as nutty as a fruitcake
@michelmendoza1769Ай бұрын
Patton was a lot of things but never DISHONORABLEI don’t think he would come out of his meeting with IKE smacking his mouth about playing IKE like a violin he did however, GLOAT when BEADLE was told by PATTON that he could relive the 101st Airborne at Bastogne by saying something like “iIKE has balls in a meat grinder and I’m holding the handle”
@michelmendoza17699 ай бұрын
I think the fact that IKE never invited Monty to the White House as President speaks volumes on the nature of their relationship. In fact, it’s interesting that Bedel-Smith seemed to be excluded from command, even for Korea.
@michelmendoza17699 ай бұрын
He was never heard from again in history. IKE was MacArthur’s COS and he advanced quite a bit. “Bedel” vanished then again, he probably didn’t win any friends being IKE’s hatchet man
@markmiller33082 жыл бұрын
“So go get some publicity for the Running Backs.” Once an Army Football Player, ALWAYS an Army Football Player. He once played against the great Jim Thorpe when Army played Carlisle back in his cadet years. Payton was right though. He knew what the future held because he looked at Nazism and Communism as two sides of the same coin.
@kjvnews83263 жыл бұрын
Ike NEVER would have talked to Patton like that & Patton NEVER would have acted like that with Ike. There is no way they would have kept Patton, their best field commander out of the rest of the war & they put him back in at the best opportunity after Cobra.
@erikdrum69343 жыл бұрын
The plan was that because patton was the best commander, the allies would use patton to deceive the German intelligence into reforcing the wrong area instead of Normandy
@grifce3 жыл бұрын
Hollywood libreals hate America's Heroes they love to pervert history
@michelmendoza17699 ай бұрын
I get the feeling that IKE’s relationship with Payton was strained at best after all, back in the US they thought GSP was the best of the best. I shudder to think what the relationship between Patton and MacArthur might have been like! He probably would have tried bullying Nimitz
@wewhodreamofbetter15 жыл бұрын
Selleck did a fine job as Ike, I believe.
@EasyCompanyAirborne15 жыл бұрын
Yes. That's the one. Not many people have heard of it. The Ghurhas were definitely there, as you say.
@michelmendoza17699 ай бұрын
It always amazes me how the Allies were able to keep “Overlord” completely concealed from the Germans. While the Furher was an idiot the officers of the German Army weren’t. Admiral CANARIS should be admired and celebrated for keeping much of his intelligence from Hitler at great risk to himself
@EasyCompanyAirborne15 жыл бұрын
maureen. I am not "outtrolled". I am always genuine and never "troll". You may - that is your decision. The men of Easy Company were mentored, as are all heroes who serve even today for the United States. Easy Company men were mentored by Dick Winters. Winters was mentored by Marshall, Marshall by Pershing. The mentoring goes back to Grant and Washington. Other armies cannot compete with these experts. By the way, you must be one of very few women in this unit.
@hankmurphy38824 жыл бұрын
The more I read your dozens of comments the more I'm certain that your entire historical education was watching Band of Brothers.
@michelmendoza17699 ай бұрын
Jesus watching the IKE character leaf through that file almost makes me sweat! I think thousand Selleck’s best role! Second only to his portrayal of Quigley and the drunken brooding pilot in High Road to China
@robertgabuna3553 жыл бұрын
General Patton got his reprimand. Moving scene of confrontation.
@aeolian17 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't pick a pudgy actor to play Patton.
@raoulbataller54543 жыл бұрын
Pudgy goes with pouting. But Patton could have helped under the bluffs of Omaha beach
@erikdrum69343 жыл бұрын
I think the actor was an excellent choice to play patton.
@ethanramos44412 жыл бұрын
@@erikdrum6934 yeah I agreed because the one that Scott played his was Gravely and loud. But the real Patton voice was high pitched and soft
@Blueboy03163 жыл бұрын
He is your ace.
@sweetasflip14 жыл бұрын
i think if im not wrong that GI soldier is shell shock or war shock. and having malaria in middle east is unlikely knowing that mosquitos carry them and theres hardly water around
@michelmendoza17699 ай бұрын
Actually Monty the invasion was fortunately never tipped to “Jerry” although there were some close calls as illustrated in this film.
@thevillaaston78114 күн бұрын
Actually Montgomery never stated that the the invasion was tipped to “Jerry”.
@michelmendoza176910 ай бұрын
In the Payton movie Bedell was a complete TOOL! But he is humanized here
@michelmendoza17692 жыл бұрын
Oh about that “lunge” across the Low Countries wasn’t that attempted in 1914?
@michelmendoza176910 ай бұрын
Actually it was called Market Garden and it was a goat-fuck!
@firstname2807Ай бұрын
Made for TV movies are generally crap but this was fantastic.
@julianneheindorf5757Ай бұрын
Great movie, but the picture quality here on KZfaq is appalling…
@maureenOWW15 жыл бұрын
I was in the Gurkhas in iraq, I don't need you to tell me about the realities of war. Until you've been shot at by some drugged-up teenagers wielding assault rifles from inside an apartment block, and then had to go up and arrest them while their families scream at you not to kill them.....well, perhaps you should be quiet.
@NoNameNo.52 жыл бұрын
Patton was right….
@steelpanther8815 жыл бұрын
patton is such a bad ass general, I gotta admit always helmet on and stuff, colt sidearm with a golden (or was it ivory) grip. he had some style. but faults as well. The incident where he beat up some poor G.I. in a military hospital that was suffering from malaria kind of tarnished his reputation.
@kbflorida8884 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how accurate that General Patton arrived by open Jeep driven only by a driver. Today a general would arrive by 2 car armored motorcade.
@bobgriffith18103 жыл бұрын
kbflorida888 Patton preferred to ride in open vehicles when he was in the field, it suited his persona. His use of motorcades was almost non existent but he would go enclosed with escort on occasion while awaiting Overlord,, He knew Montgomery was timid and pompous and could not stand his foolishness, so much so it affected his relationships up food chain and laterally as well. After he relieved Bastogne,, he was at the top of his game.. He was a great General.. but so was Ike, but in a different way. I love reading WW2 stuff and I'm reading Marshalls book, second time around.
@CorsetLebelle15 жыл бұрын
Only part wrong with this is ike never berated patton for strikeing the solider he let general marshall do that
@cripplehawk16 жыл бұрын
George C. Scott died in 1999.
@allengreene9954 Жыл бұрын
Tom Selleck with his Mustache bears a Strong Resemblance to Stalin😮😮😮😮
@edlane9882 Жыл бұрын
Good portrayal of Monty who almost helped Hitler win the war. Total lack of cooperation unless it suited his career. Sacrificed many Brits just for his own ego and career.
@thevillaaston781110 ай бұрын
Its a pile of rubbish. It was Montgomery who expanded the landing from three to five beaches for five plus assault divisions. Montgomery created the entire Overlord plan, which delivered a German defeat as big as Stalingrad, ahead of schedule, and with 22% fewer than expected casualties.
@republic32712 жыл бұрын
This production is good, however the overt slight of Patton is not excusable. Patton made it happen for Ike in N Africa and even after Ike had Patton going the wrong way, to the West in Europe, Patton made it happen for Ike again when no one else had the foresight to plan. It is that Patton, was immediately ready.
@floydvaughn8363 жыл бұрын
9 years late, but I must. Can you read a map? The Cotentin peninsula was easily isolated from German efforts against invasion. It possesses good deep water ports necessary for a large scale invasion by MECHANIZED units and usable infrastructure. The Germans had occupied that part of France for 2 years, so were less prepared there. And the deception plan that had Calais written all over it kept them in the North. Personally, I don't know how the so called military geniuses in Germany fell for it. Oh, wait...they were pushed, not led, by a raving, delusional maniac. And as professional military men, thought of their careers vs dismissal. Which points up the dangers of a professional military.
@ciroalb312 жыл бұрын
@46spoony quite right, but I think Americans of this generation are simply much larger than that generation. You would be hard put to find actors over 40 today who are as slim as Ike, Bradley or Patton
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
Disagree
@Persian-Immortal3 жыл бұрын
Ike and Patton fought together during WW1 together. Both families were very close before ww2. Then fate is funny sometimes. Patton and Rommel's family became very close after the war.
@terryrussel33693 жыл бұрын
Col. Eisenhower never left the U.S. He commanded the tank training command at Camp Colt near Gettysburg, PA.
@dennismccann8033 жыл бұрын
Very little press has been given to Beetle Smith. Even in this movie he is a side character (although I find remarkable an actor who could provide a mirror image of George W Bush). As Ike’s Chief is Staff, he was the enforcer and even Paton was intimidated by Beetle.
@Beppo852 жыл бұрын
He was a fairly significant character in the movie Patton.
@johnwilliamson22763 жыл бұрын
Gen. Patton was this very best armor general of the European Theater! Bar none! The Germans knew it but not the Allies. What a shame.
@gamerk3163 жыл бұрын
That's somewhat debatable. The Germans never thought much of him according to most official sources out there, and in cases where Patton gets a lot of credit (like Germany's winter '44 offensive) Patton actually took longer to break through then the Germans themselves expected. I'm not saying Patton was a "bad" general, but it's clear that Pattons personality has lead to history rating him higher then most facts would give him credit for.
@mattpagel23282 жыл бұрын
@@gamerk316 who educated you the Soviets?
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
@@gamerk316 Agreed. People who say Patron was the "best ever" are highly questionable.
@SukhoiSu37Terminator13 жыл бұрын
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for I am the meanest motherfucker in the whole valley.
@hanno2166415 жыл бұрын
I do agree with you Patton was a badass alright and damn glad he was on our side as well. I think it is funny how i studied that Rommel had some sort of respect for Patton and Pattion had some sort of respect for Rommel. You know it is one of the "IFs" of history. I wonder, as other people i know woner the same, what if Patton and Rommel were on the same side? I shuttered to think of the battle fought. take care my friend
@YAHOVAH Жыл бұрын
Patton was right when he said communism is for the next war and Ike was foolishly ignorant to see that..
@michelmendoza176910 ай бұрын
Selleck really captured IKE the soldier
@thevillaaston78114 күн бұрын
How so?
@ronniebishop2496 Жыл бұрын
I promise Patton didn’t hug Ike 😅😅😅😅😅😅
@greathornedowl3644 Жыл бұрын
Rewrite to History, what would have changed IF Patton had been planning for D-Day?
@davecrupel28172 жыл бұрын
So Patton was once Eisenhower's superior officer?....
@edwardpate61282 жыл бұрын
Earlier in their careers yes.
@angloaust15753 жыл бұрын
One wonders if ike Ever faced combat
@Beppo852 жыл бұрын
He didn't. He wanted combat in WWI but never made it, which troubled him greatly.
@dorianphilotheates37692 жыл бұрын
Angloaust - The man was married, wasn’t he?
@angloaust15752 жыл бұрын
He had a wife back in the states And a young love in england His driver!
@dorianphilotheates37692 жыл бұрын
Angloaust - A double catastrophe; and you ask if he ever faced combat?! 🙂
@WingZeroAlpha12 жыл бұрын
Patton always cracked me up in his political comments. America and Britain rebuilding the world after the war? Us having to fight the communists next? As if none of that actually happened (hell, we went into Korea only five or so years after WWII), yet he was considered a loon for those views. I can only imagine then-President Eisenhower slapping himself for not believing him then...
@TheBatugan773 жыл бұрын
Patton wasn't wrong for thinking it. But I think he was wrong for bellowing it to the press.
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
@@TheBatugan77 absolutely. And it wasn't that people didn't believe it, it just wasn't politically feasible or realistic at the time. I mean, the British began to study it (Operation Unthinkable), and determined there just weren't enough troops available to face the Soviets. And they weren't going to use A bombs.
@nieshamccoy52669 жыл бұрын
Gerald Rainey=General Patton....
@maureenOWW15 жыл бұрын
If you mean the town near Monte Cassino, then yes we studied it in regimental history. One of the most important battles of the war in europe, the Indian regiments showed they were as good as any white soldiers. We need a decent modern film about Monte Cassino, it was probably the most international battle of the war - Kiwis, Indians/Gurkhas, US, Canadian, British, French, Poles, Germans, Italians all within a few miles of each other. Or they could make a miniseries like BoB. I'd buy it....
@WingZeroAlpha12 жыл бұрын
Just as well, Ike's comment on Stalin also cracked me up; Stalin already saw the west as his next enemy after the Germans, if only because we were capitalists.
@TheBatugan773 жыл бұрын
Stalin also, at times, made Hitler look like a choir boy.
@brianschwatka36553 жыл бұрын
@@TheBatugan77 people forget he invaded Poland in 39 as well. Ike and the rest of SHAEF covered up the Katyn massacre
@leechgully3 жыл бұрын
@@brianschwatka3655 what an incredibly politically naive comment . Ike's immediate goal was defeating Hitler. How would sowing disunity between the Allies help to achieve that goal.
@brianschwatka36553 жыл бұрын
@@leechgully He covered it up after the war as well and only a congressional investigation revealed it. Why did he do that? Cause it would have hurt the scumbags political rise to power?
@leechgully3 жыл бұрын
@@brianschwatka3655 He covered up the fact the Allies knew the Russians had done it after the war was over? So what ? Sure he did it for self-serving political reasons . But really ? So what . Maybe some people wouldn't have voted for him if they had known but tha'ts a very strange judgment to make on his record. It happened while he was serving under Democrat presidents who made the political decision to suppress the information . it wasn't his call at the time anyway.
@gregb64693 жыл бұрын
How much did they have to pay him to shave his moustache for this role?
@RichV203 жыл бұрын
He reverse mortgaged his moustache
@warlord89543 жыл бұрын
I hate they way they portray Patton.
@rayjr623 жыл бұрын
Yeah, how dare they invade your sausage fest fantasies with some well-placed dose of reality.
@warlord89543 жыл бұрын
@@rayjr62 You clearly know nothing of factual history. It's not really a surprise these days.
@rayjr623 жыл бұрын
@@warlord8954 You hate the way they portray Patton because Ike is tearing him a new asshole and you don't like it when your military hero is made to apologize and comes off looking weak in doing so. Ain't that right, Mr. tough guy?
@warlord89543 жыл бұрын
@@rayjr62 No sonny, while Ike did dress Patton down a little, this dramatization bears no trace of what is known to have happened. Patton didn't grovel before Ike, and he wasn't as arrogant as he's portrayed after he left.
@ronniebishop24963 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing how the best general in history wasn’t perfect like the rest of us and them! The Germans thought so and though they called him a gangster that’s exactly what they deserved a damn gangster.
@daveh97533 жыл бұрын
The guy who played Patton neither looked, sounded nor acted like the real general. No doubt Patton was very grateful to Eisenhower, who was a personal friend of his, but there is no way Patton would have groveled to him as he knew he would be badly needed for the extremely difficult tank thrust around the back of the Normandy main offensive. Using Patton to divert the attention of the Germans away from Normandy was a brilliant move by Eisenhower and in any event he would not risk his best general in a risky beach assault as he knew Patton would insist on being in the thick of it and would take enormous risks to out-do Montgomery.
@tonygee64182 жыл бұрын
George C. Scott is ⭐⭐⭐⭐ the real General Patton
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
@@tonygee6418 doesn't matter
@ExceedingNormal13 жыл бұрын
@deriter64 We Need Old Blood & Guts.
@sillybirdy19942 жыл бұрын
Patton was right though. At least about the Soviets. We should have marched in to Berlin gathered up the remaining Germans and pushed the Russians right back to Moscow. Would have saved a HELL of a lot of trouble in the 20th century and even today. Think about how different the world would be if the USSR was stopped in 1946 or 47.
@edwardpate61282 жыл бұрын
I would have liked to have seen you have sold that idea to the American public in 1945.
@joeraptor12 жыл бұрын
Winston Churchill did have his staff come up with plan for a possible invasion of The Soviet Union in 1945. The codename was Operation Unthinkable. Based on their assumptions at that the time, it was deemed that a successful invasion of The Soviet Union had little chance of success due predominately to the numerical advantage the Soviets had in infantry and armored divisions and tactical aircraft.
@Aegirak3 жыл бұрын
Scene is total B.S. Patton would have never licked Eisenhower’s boots like that. But Ike definitely needed Patton in Europe. If it weren’t for Patton we would lost all those in the Battle Of the Bulge. Patton broke that stalemate and helped drive the war to Berlin. Patton is without a doubt one of our greatest Generals. He is a true battlefield commander. He would have hated being an administrator like Eisenhower.
@barrykacher77613 жыл бұрын
I disagree. Patton was a loose cannon who needed to be reined in. The character of his "no nonsense" speeches bears testimony to that. Remember, these were scenes before the events took place. We're watching the film with the benefit of hindsight.
@ExceedingNormal13 жыл бұрын
Ok, being knowledgeable book in book out this documentary just reached the peak i expected and there is now more than one scene historically wrong. I don't recommended this documentary to those who are first timers on historical events watch the military channel or find a good book better than this. What a disappointment this was because the setting and so far actors looked good enough for the role except Patton and Monty. Churchill was fine but they could have done better. >-
@pinz202211 жыл бұрын
Did it get that bad? Was Patton reduced to begging Ike for a field command?
@TheBatugan773 жыл бұрын
PC was in vogue a lot earlier than you think.
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@EasyCompanyAirborne15 жыл бұрын
maureen. All the great generals were American. They pointed Easy Company in Germany's direction, and the rest is history. The intrepid Dick Winters liberated France and Holland, fed the poor victims of the concentration camps and finally won the war. All hail to these conquering heroes.
@JS-wp4gs3 жыл бұрын
easy company is one of the most overrated units in history. you watch too much tv, there is all kinds of bs about them thats been called out over the years. and no all the great generals were not american. most were french, british, russian and canadian
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-2 жыл бұрын
The best generals were European, not American 😂
@maureenOWW15 жыл бұрын
I see what you're doing here. You're trying to be as silly as possible in order to get everyone angry. WELL IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK ON ME. But well done on annoying me, troll. Bye
@e3IZrZ3 жыл бұрын
11 years later I wonder what happened?
@TitanicBismarck198710 жыл бұрын
Both Ike and Patton were heroes.
@jessetellez39242 жыл бұрын
How right Patton was. We should have rearmed the Germans and finished off the Russians while we had the Army. One day Patton will be remembered as the hero he was and Ike as the appeasing coward. Ike didn't even attend Patton's funeral. A guilty coincidence maybe?
@ellenyoung8283 Жыл бұрын
Eisenhauer an appeasing coward? I think not.
@jessetellez3924 Жыл бұрын
@@ellenyoung8283 Eisenhower was a yes man to the powers that be.
@11nytram1114 жыл бұрын
Monty did realise that it would be a long shot for him to be Ground Forces commander after the Normandy Campaign was over but still wanted the job. He felt Eisenhower was far too inexperianced a field commander to do the job effectively and efficently and felt a more experianced field commander would use the Allied resources better. He told Ike before he handed over control that if the Ground Forces commander couldn't be British due to political considerations then it should be Bradley.
@thevillaaston78112 жыл бұрын
What rubbish. It as Montgomery that expanded the attack arera from three to five beaches.