They leave undiscussed the fact that the «shifted power structures» of the first industrial revolution led to, among other things, the subjugation and impoverishment of many non-European nations and peoples, or that the «new jobs» created by the second
included tank commander, torpedo officer and air force bombardier, all parts of a transformation which introduced mechanized killing on a wholly unprecedented scale.
He joined the Army immediately after graduation, earned a battlefield promotion to lieutenant colonel at 28 and received many medals —
including the DSC and two Croix de Guerre — mainly for his exploits as a
commander of
tanks in General George Patton's Third Army, where his feats earned him the nickname «Risky.»