Greatest General after Alexander the Great of Macedon?
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Greatest General after Alexander the Great of Macedon?
I know there are some front runners, and I believe that Alexander has the number 1 spot, unless someone disagrees for some reason. But I want to hear from others on their views about this.
"Eh, whatever."
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And then diedChris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
But then agian julius died too.
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what about the persian king? he did quite a nice jobChris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
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Hitler? He was military FOOL! It was because of his ineptetude that the Eastern Front backfired so tremendously! The only thing he could do personally was give speeches.Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
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Because he was shot by his own troops. Lee was a gentleman who didn't see things the way Jackson did. He could've taken Little Round Top early, but he didn't he also could have struck from the north.soundout9 wrote:And then diedChris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
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This post is simply seething with brilliance. I guess you're right - Alexander was not the greatest general. Damn, and all this time i thought he was. I never realized that Hannibal or Julius would have beat him up - thank you for pointing that out. * * slaps head * * It's a fooking epiphany!Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
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BK is right though if stonewall had been commmander the south probably would have won the cival war and thenChris7He wrote:Because he was shot by his own troops. Lee was a gentleman who didn't see things the way Jackson did. He could've taken Little Round Top early, but he didn't he also could have struck from the north.soundout9 wrote:And then diedChris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
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he wasnt a military fool, you are foolish for overlooking a grand detail, something called the holocaust had he not fucked around with jews he wouldve had alot more man power and transportation instead of wasting money and effort of the jewish people.muy_thaiguy wrote:Hitler? He was military FOOL! It was because of his ineptetude that the Eastern Front backfired so tremendously! The only thing he could do personally was give speeches.Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
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You're not that bad out of flame wars.b.k. barunt wrote:This post is simply seething with brilliance. I guess you're right - Alexander was not the greatest general. Damn, and all this time i thought he was. I never realized that Hannibal or Julius would have beat him up - thank you for pointing that out. * * slaps head * * It's a fooking epiphany!Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
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Hannibal used superior calvary tactics and Julius used legionnaire formations that easily crushed the phalanx formation.
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I dearly hope you are being sarcastic.Bigfalcon65 wrote:he wasnt a military fool, you are foolish for overlooking a grand detail, something called the holocaust had he not fucked around with jews he wouldve had alot more man power and transportation instead of wasting money and effort of the jewish people.muy_thaiguy wrote:Hitler? He was military FOOL! It was because of his ineptetude that the Eastern Front backfired so tremendously! The only thing he could do personally was give speeches.Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
And my bad Strife.
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are you a retard, thats half the reason why they lost, they spent soooo much on shit that wasnt the warmuy_thaiguy wrote:I dearly hope you are being sarcastic.Bigfalcon65 wrote:he wasnt a military fool, you are foolish for overlooking a grand detail, something called the holocaust had he not fucked around with jews he wouldve had alot more man power and transportation instead of wasting money and effort of the jewish people.muy_thaiguy wrote:Hitler? He was military FOOL! It was because of his ineptetude that the Eastern Front backfired so tremendously! The only thing he could do personally was give speeches.Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
And my bad Strife.
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Hitler invented a little thing called the blitzkrieg. No. It wasn't Rommel. It was Hitler who had spent time in the Great War and won an Iron Cross. He simply wasted time killing Jews when he could've spent time fighting.muy_thaiguy wrote:Hitler? He was military FOOL! It was because of his ineptetude that the Eastern Front backfired so tremendously! The only thing he could do personally was give speeches.Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
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hitler had a pretty big problem in geopolitics. Its pretty hard for anyone to win a war in that situation with those people fighting against you...at the same time, he had not done some of the things in russia he did, he may have had a better chance.Chris7He wrote:Hitler invented a little thing called the blitzkrieg. No. It wasn't Rommel. It was Hitler who had spent time in the Great War and won an Iron Cross. He simply wasted time killing Jews when he could've spent time fighting.muy_thaiguy wrote:Hitler? He was military FOOL! It was because of his ineptetude that the Eastern Front backfired so tremendously! The only thing he could do personally was give speeches.Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
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that and, japan had to be a douchebag and bomb america so it wasnt all germany's fault that they got fucked over.got tonkaed wrote:hitler had a pretty big problem in geopolitics. Its pretty hard for anyone to win a war in that situation with those people fighting against you...at the same time, he had not done some of the things in russia he did, he may have had a better chance.Chris7He wrote:Hitler invented a little thing called the blitzkrieg. No. It wasn't Rommel. It was Hitler who had spent time in the Great War and won an Iron Cross. He simply wasted time killing Jews when he could've spent time fighting.muy_thaiguy wrote:Hitler? He was military FOOL! It was because of his ineptetude that the Eastern Front backfired so tremendously! The only thing he could do personally was give speeches.Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
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Hence another reason why he was a fool. He concentrated manpower on death camps and concentration camps instead of the front lines.Bigfalcon65 wrote:are you a retard, thats half the reason why they lost, they spent soooo much on shit that wasnt the warmuy_thaiguy wrote:I dearly hope you are being sarcastic.Bigfalcon65 wrote:he wasnt a military fool, you are foolish for overlooking a grand detail, something called the holocaust had he not fucked around with jews he wouldve had alot more man power and transportation instead of wasting money and effort of the jewish people.muy_thaiguy wrote:Hitler? He was military FOOL! It was because of his ineptetude that the Eastern Front backfired so tremendously! The only thing he could do personally was give speeches.Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
And my bad Strife.
And Chris, Alexander used superior cavalry, employed war elephants (great for rendering cavalry useless), and used a different form of the phalanx the what later people would use, one that was more flexible and effective.
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he let his hatred consume him, doesnt mean he was a bad genral, means he was a bad leader.muy_thaiguy wrote:Hence another reason why he was a fool. He concentrated manpower on death camps and concentration camps instead of the front lines.Bigfalcon65 wrote:are you a retard, thats half the reason why they lost, they spent soooo much on shit that wasnt the warmuy_thaiguy wrote:I dearly hope you are being sarcastic.Bigfalcon65 wrote:he wasnt a military fool, you are foolish for overlooking a grand detail, something called the holocaust had he not fucked around with jews he wouldve had alot more man power and transportation instead of wasting money and effort of the jewish people.muy_thaiguy wrote:Hitler? He was military FOOL! It was because of his ineptetude that the Eastern Front backfired so tremendously! The only thing he could do personally was give speeches.Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
And my bad Strife.
And Chris, Alexander used superior cavalry, employed war elephants (great for rendering cavalry useless), and used a different form of the phalanx the what later people would use, one that was more flexible and effective.
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His brilliance was prevalent up until he started taking various medications so that he looked like a TRUE 'aryan superman'. He then deterred from research into nuclear weapons, tanks, missiles, and jets.muy_thaiguy wrote:I dearly hope you are being sarcastic.Bigfalcon65 wrote:he wasnt a military fool, you are foolish for overlooking a grand detail, something called the holocaust had he not fucked around with jews he wouldve had alot more man power and transportation instead of wasting money and effort of the jewish people.muy_thaiguy wrote:Hitler? He was military FOOL! It was because of his ineptetude that the Eastern Front backfired so tremendously! The only thing he could do personally was give speeches.Chris7He wrote:Alexander was not a great general. If he fought Hannibal or Julius, he would've been fucked. The true best tactician is Hitler or Genghis Khan. Stonewall Jackson was a hotheaded general who got the job done.
And my bad Strife.
