Top five greatest war leaders of all time... what's your list?

Question

can be generals, kings... whatever you want...

if you don't mind, put a little bit of why you listed them the way you did...

I'll run down my list

1. Alexander the Great
2. Patton
3. Hannibal
4. Ghegis Khan
5. Stonewall Jackson

they all seemed to be able to win, even with the odds against them... and hardly ever lost.. and the other side feared them...

Answer 1

1) Patton how far could he have gone given a free hand in france during 1944?

2) Rommel what could he have done had he more than 25% of the force required to win in africa plus his defense of france and the conquest of france.

3) zhukov the defender of russia and did well in the east prior to facing the germans

4) Paul Hausser for his tactical leadership of the II SS Panzer Corps, he restored the sagging front after Stalingrad and Kursk, beating Soviet Armies 7 times his size.

5) napolean master of land and sea warfare egypt and russian were his for a while. He was left chomping on the bit along the English Coast the same as Hitler tho.

6) thomas jackson, for his tactical victories in the Shenandoah Valley and Chancellorsville. He made bobby lee look good and if he was alive, could've won at Gettysburg too.

7) macarthur same as napolean but not the size of scale of conquest. A free hand could've won the Korean Conflict, either that or a direct confrontation with China...who knows?

8)Moltke first used the practice of mobility with railroads and the use of commanders to figure out the best way to take an objective

9)Sherman author the first demonstation of total warfare with march through the south to atlanta

10)genghis khan able to go from mongolia to europe a large undertaking considering his time. His empire was larger than Hitlers, Alexanders, and the Roman Empire combined.

11) charlemagne last big empire of europe until napolean. Without him, Europe would've been overrun by the Moors/Saracens (You'd be praying to Mecca each day).

12)Gauis Julius Caesar, especially for his exploits in Gaul and Britainnia...

Answer 2

1. Gideon
2. Omar Bradley
3. Joshua Chamberlain
4. Gaius Julius Cesar
5. Agamemnon

Answer 3

George Washington, Dwight David Eisenhower, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Abraham Lincoln. Why? Because they all understood the dynamics of war, and stood up for the principles of Democracy in which they firmly believed.

Answer 4

I have better recall of US history and it's leaders, so that is where I will confine my answers.

1) George Washington, the undisputed hero of the American Revolution.
2) Ulysses S. Grant, the pit bull of the union army and victor of the Civil war.
3) Douglas MacArthur, Supreme commander of the war in the pacific during WWII, and Supreme Commander of UN forces, in the early days of the Korean War.
4) George Patton, the most feared of American field commanders in Europe during WWII.
5) Chesty Puller, the most gung ho, Marine Corps field commander of WWII and Korea. Not as well known as his counter parts, unless you were a Marine and knew his history!

These men are listed somewhat in chronological order, except three were active during WWII.

Answer 5

5) E. Lee (Though I disagree with the cause)
4) Yoshimitsu - Ravegious Samurai/Shogun warrior feared in ancient japan
3) Gengis Khan
2) Sun Tzu - He wrote the book on it (No pun intended)
1) Voltaire - best strategey is to avoid the conflict when possible, but strike soundly when you must

Answer 6

George Washington...and that's all I can think of. George washington helped end the revolution and won the war with britain

Answer 7

Hannibal,,,,,Genghis Khan,,,,,Douglas MacArthur,,,,Simon Bolivar,,,,Frederick the Great

Answer 8

You forgot Giap, the North Vietnamese general who defeated the Japanese, the French, and the Americans.

Answer 9

Hannibal, Julius Caesar if I can name just two. Their accomplishments.

Answer 10

"George S. Patton"

Because, he NEVER stopped chasing the enemy where he was told to, he always just kept on them, never giving up.

"Dammit Rommel I read your book" ! ! !