If D.MacArthur was overrated,Eisenhower was the most overrated General,Patton was the best ,do you agree ?

Answer 1

MacArthur was overrated? No, not at all. He was arrogant, a self promoter, and insubordinate, he was also a brave solider, outstanding commander and strategist and administrator.

Eisenhower was the most overrated? That's a ridiculous statement. Eisenhower showed his great talents for leadership and diplomacy. Although he had never seen action himself, he won the respect of front-line commanders. He dealt skillfully with difficult subordinates such as Omar Bradley and George Patton and allies such as Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and General Charles de Gaulle. He had fundamental disagreements with Churchill and Montgomery over questions of strategy, but these rarely upset his relationships with them. He negotiated with Soviet Marshal Zhukov, and such was the confidence that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had in him, he sometimes worked directly with Stalin.

Patton was an outstanding motivator, disciplinarian, strategist and commander. He understood tactics and the strengths and weaknesses of his enemy. He was an early proponent of armor as well. But Patton was also a Prima Donna, hated to share the spotlight with others and was so apolitical that he was finally relieved of command. He may have been our finest live officer ever, but also our most troublesome.

If any General was somewhat overrated, I'd say it's Mark Clark or Omar Bradley, not these other Generals.

Answer 2

You are comparing five apples to three oranges, here. Patton was brilliant, but a self-acknowledged public relations disaster, and if you don't think that's important for a general, you are in the wrong century. MacArthur was brilliant, but beleived himself to be above the chain of command, which made him a danger to the very society he had pledged to protect. Ike was a great administrator, concensus builder, and leader. His caution at the end of his presidency against over-reliance on the military industrial complex and the rise of militarism in this country was darn near prophetic. All three were great, in their own ways. As a tank commander, Patton probably was best. As an invasion strategist, probably MacArthur. As the leader of a multinational war effort, definitely Eisenhower.
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Answer 3

Patton was probably the best General, but he was also the one most mired in controversy. Eisenhower could bearly control him, and Roosevelt wanted to get rid of him.

Answer 4

Hello,Yes i agree with most of what you stated...
However Alexander The Great and his tactics were studied by all of those you listed.And are still,To this day...
Alexander The Great was by far the greatest military leader in history...