Jonathan Bratten

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318 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 6 Apr

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Dan Snow's History Hit · The Commanders: The Best of the Rest · 6 Apr 2026 podcast

But yeah, it's tough to break through there.

So if you have someone who is recognized with essentially, you know, he rises to the rank of, he starts out in the division commander level, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, the Marne Division, given its World War I nickname, and eventually rises through Corps command, through fighting in Sicily and Italy, which is also, this is not maneuver territory, just like the Pacific.

It's not until the Pacific forces reach the Philippines that anyone can even think about maneuver.

And then with Sicily, you've got a little room for maneuver, but it's such a small island.

And then Italy, it's just a slogging slugfest when you're serving under someone like Mark Clark, abrasive, constantly self-seeking, a little bit like Patton in that regard, but with somehow less self-awareness or more self-aware.

It really depends on the day with Mark Clark, whether you're going to get someone who really understands what's going on.

A really, really difficult situation.

So Truscott works under Patton.

He works under Clark.

I mean, this is a guy who just has a succession of very difficult bosses.

And then when they finally take Rome in 1944, I think it's a day or two before D-Day, Mark Clark gets the headlines for about five minutes.

And then all of a sudden it's D-Day.

After Mark Clark leaves, it's just Truscott left holding the bag to fight through the rest of Italy.

And as you know, there's a lot more Italy after you hit Rome.

So Truscott eventually fighting the Fifth Army through Italy in some very, very, very brutal campaigns.

Yeah, yeah.

That's to say the least.

There's a real humility with Truscott that's really interesting.

I think it's a Memorial Day dedication at one of the cemeteries outside Rome.

He's the main speaker and he's sort of giving remarks to the crowd.

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