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World's greatest general

Discussion in 'History Forum' started by Matt Black, Jun 4, 2004.

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  1. rsr

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    Henry V.

    "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
    For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
    Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
    This day shall gentle his condition;
    And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
    Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
    And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
    That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
     
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    One of my heroe was Good King Hank. One of the very best films I've ever seen is Kenneth Brannaugh's "Henry V". It was a remake of Bert Lancaster (I think) from Shakespeare, of course.

    Soundtrack is awesome too.
     
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    Patton had our logistics chain, not that of Germany. We had warm clothing, we had the gas, and we had the bomb. </font>[/QUOTE]Actually, our Supply Command during World War 2 was horrible. More than once Patton's entire advance ground to a halt because of the inefficient supply lines, and he complained like the dickens every time.
     
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    by Major B:

    still true today.

    Jungle fighting with guerillas can be less trickier if soldiers just carried what they needed and knew how to live off the land. And wear rubber shoes instead of those heavy combat boots that get sucked and stuck into thigh deep mud when the rains fall on that jungle.
     
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    Patton had our logistics chain, not that of Germany. We had warm clothing, we had the gas, and we had the bomb. </font>[/QUOTE]Actually, our Supply Command during World War 2 was horrible. More than once Patton's entire advance ground to a halt because of the inefficient supply lines, and he complained like the dickens every time. </font>[/QUOTE]The reason for the shortages were that there were command decisions to divert the gas elsewhere. Given the enormous obstacles of the time, the US supply chain did marvelously. In a theoretical war with Russia, they would have been at a disadvantage, because so much of their stuff came from us. Also, the goal was only to kick them out of Europe
     
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    "Also, the goal was only to kick them out of Europe "
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    That would be a key difference, violently removing the Russians from Eastern-Europe is within the realm of the possible, conquering Russia would have been vastly more difficult.
     
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  7. Kiffin

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    My Top 10

    1. Genghis Khan
    2. Alexander the Great
    3. Frederick the Great
    4. Napoleon
    5. Julius Caesar
    6. Robert E. Lee
    7. George S. Patton
    8. Hannibal
    9. Stonewall Jackson
    10. Douglas MacArthur
     
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    Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson gets my vote every time. His military tactics are still being studies today by many military leaders. He was an excentric genius.
    I proudly display a large picture of him in my home.
     
    #28 delly, Jun 9, 2004
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