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Why Patton Always Carried Two Ivory-Handled Revolvers

#WWIIHistory #GeorgeSPatton #WorldWarII Why Patton Always Carried Two Ivory-Handled Revolvers Why did General George S. Patton carry two revolvers throughout World War II? Most think it was just for show — part of his larger-than-life persona. Sources & Citations This documentary is based on established historical records, primary accounts, and widely cited secondary sources related to General George S. Patton Jr. and U.S. Army operations in the early 20th century and World War II. Primary and secondary sources consulted include: • Patton, George S. War as I Knew It. Houghton Mifflin Company, posthumously published memoirs and personal writings. • Blumenson, Martin. Patton: The Man Behind the Legend, 1885–1945. A comprehensive scholarly biography drawing on military archives and firsthand testimony. • D’Este, Carlo. Patton: A Genius for War. Widely regarded modern military biography based on U.S. Army records and correspondence. • U.S. Army Center of Military History. Official historical summaries covering the 1916 Punitive Expedition, U.S. cavalry operations, and World War II command doctrine. • Pershing, John J. My Experiences in the World War. Contemporary context on the Mexican Punitive Expedition and early U.S. Army mechanized operations. • Third Army veteran oral histories and postwar interviews archived by the U.S. Army and Library of Congress. • Period photographs and motion picture footage from U.S. Army Signal Corps archives and public-domain wartime collections. • Postwar military doctrine publications analyzing redundancy, command continuity, and operational planning in U.S. Army leadership. This video is presented for educational and historical purposes. Archival imagery and footage are used to illustrate historical analysis and commentary in accordance with documentary and educational fair-use guidelines.