Copying Butter Ball Bill's idea of the prettiest plane of all times, I bring up the topic of your favourite military commander. No time limits. Only requirement is that he/she actually existes/exists.
Having said all of that, I would go for Patton.
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Can I have them?
Although, to be fair, there are both sides to the story: http://nypost.com/2010/12/26/patton-killed-bull/
I am not much of a conspiracy theorist. In fact, I never believe most. But this one, you have to admit it's quite likely.
Not really. Was it Patton that was relieved from command in Korea or someone else?Pablo22510 wrote:
you have to admit it's quite likely
No, that was MacArthur...
Ah, okay, never mind so.
Anyway, from what I remember, Patton was getting old. The old are not good generals.
Old? He was perfectly fit! He could have taken on the whole goddam world!
Doubt it. I don't believe he was strong enough to punch through armour plating.
Metaphor...
Still an incorrect fact.Pablo22510 wrote:
Metaphor...
Patton vs the Atomic bomb....
Patton vs BA-64
It is not a fact. It is a metaphor.
Definitely General George S. Patton. I tend to put the 'slapping incident' aside, we all make mistakes. 
Oh, haha, I didn't see the original person was Patton. LOL
I still prefer Monty.purplepizza117 wrote:
Definitely General George S. Patton. I tend to put the 'slapping incident' aside, we all make mistakes.
British people=Monty
Americans=Patton
Russians=Zhukov?
Actually, British people should be picking that miserable fellow called Wellington. 
No Horatio Nelson love?Kalantigos wrote:
Actually, British people should be picking that miserable fellow called Wellington.
I do like Nelson, but I prefer Wellington. He was proud, but not to the point of seeking public acclaim. He hated "hero-worship" directed at him. He was dignified and courageous, but not flashy and dramatic. He did not go out of his way to be heroic, but just did his duty as he saw it. He often called his men the scum of society (which they were, let's be fair) and never gained the adoration that Nelson did. However, his men respected him, and would probably follow him to hell and back.aDudeWhoDoesThings wrote:
No Horatio Nelson love?Kalantigos wrote:
Actually, British people should be picking that miserable fellow called Wellington.
Never breaking down was Wellington's motto. However, beneath the tough-as-nails exterior, all the losses were taking a toll on him "My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won."
After the siege of Badajoz he broke down in tears after seeing the dead piled up at the breaches in the wall.
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