2007-09-30 16:50:05 · 10 answers · asked by aNgRy YoUnG pOeT 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
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...
2007-09-30 17:28:58 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would not say Julius Caesar - he was forced to flee leaving Roman dead and wounded behind- (by the Gauls)- something considered especially shameful to Romans...
My vote- in no special order is:
Genghis Khan
Edward the Black Prince (Woodstock)
Alexander the Great
Shaka Zulu
Vlad Tepesh (Dracula) -exceptional early use of asymmetrical warfare!
Maybe Henry V (he did win repeatedly against vastly superior numbers!)
You could prob add Godfrey of Bouillon, Napoleon and Wellington (Wellington won in the end!) and the Conquestador's Pizaro and Cortez for shear audacity against the odds - even if by modern standards they were morally dodgey!
2007-09-30 18:08:34 · answer #2 · answered by Tirant 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden or Albrecht Eusebius Wenzeslaus of Waldstein or Wallenstein get my vote(s) as the greatest military commander(s) in history.
2007-09-30 18:18:31 · answer #3 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alexander the Great, who conquered the known world of his time and never suffered a defeat.
Note to Scott: Please, if MacArthur was so great why did he get his butt kicked in the Philippines and have to run for cover, and why did it take the Marines to get him back to the Philippines? He was so seduced by his desire for power he let Japanese war criminals go free so he could be a despot in post war Japan and he failed so miserably in Korea that his only solution was to nuke them. Fortunately, Harry Truman, who wasn't crazy, forced him out because of that plan.
2007-09-30 17:32:29 · answer #4 · answered by LodiTX 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say Alexander the Great. -- Everyone else named amazing generals, but any great general after Alexander was a fan of Alexander.
2007-09-30 17:18:58 · answer #5 · answered by Catboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Undoubtedly Alexander the Great - His strategies were brilliant and he never lost a battle in the acquisition of his empire.
2007-09-30 17:29:54 · answer #6 · answered by S1 Aus 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
alexander the great
young, ambitious and has very intelligent strategies
he conquered europe in less than a decade and has almost annexed asia. he could have become the leader of the whole world if he didn't die at age 33
2007-09-30 16:57:00 · answer #7 · answered by kermit 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree with kermit. I watched a documentary on alexander and he was a great strategist.
2007-09-30 17:00:36 · answer #8 · answered by Avrgeboy123 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would go with Julius Ceasar he always seemed to out think his opponents.
2007-09-30 16:57:11 · answer #9 · answered by John C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MacArthur
2007-09-30 16:56:15 · answer #10 · answered by scott 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋