1. Alexander the Great - Probably don't need to recount what he did.
It was alright, a bit long though. I felt it really dragged around the part where they were crossing the Hindu Kush. I thought the battle in India was really good though. Quite powerful when Alexander realises he's not invincible. Anthony Hopkins' narration was awesome too - really set the atmosphere.
I thought the movie really captured how Alexander felt he was a god and the battles were epic. However, his personal life wasn't relatable at all and his weird relationships weren't really explained well except for the one with his father.
You wont be a great leader if you wont lead a great number of men. Mao wins.My Favorite Partizan leader List
As for the most favorite leader its commander Shepard - Eass Effect. :PA meme is a terrible thing to waste.
Good list Redguard. Think your the first to mention Caeser. As for Lenin, I'm unaware if he held any military rank, but he was a leader that vastly changed Russia forever. Could you give me/us some background on if he actively planned military operations? I'm pretty sure he did, just need some clarification.
Personally I wouldn't consider Lenin, Stalin or Hitler military leaders. If you include them you can include any US President since they're technically Commander-in-Chief or even the Queen.I think exactly the same.
Lenin and Stalin for debate I suppose. Hitler on the other hand was just a Corporal (heh) and should be ranked on the top of Worst Military Leaders of all time.Leaders dont have to be good tacticions. Stalin and Churchill are also responsible for military catastrophes, not only in WWII but also 20 years earlier (Russo–Polish war 1919-1921 and Gallipoli Campaign 1915).
Ho Chi Minh (not because I'm a Vietnamese, yes I'm a Vietnamese, he made things from NOTHING dude!)You choose Ho Chi Minh becouse you actually learned about him in school becouse you are Vietnamese. If I would say Piłsudski (not because I'm a Polish, yes I'm a Polish, he stopped the Red Army Revolution (for 20 years at least) from spreading west to other nations of Europe) would you belive me? Well you actually wouldnt care but I would probably get a reply from a guy from Russia becouse the Russo–Polish war is looked at a different perspctive there.
Trust me, in VietNam you will learn not much about him, history is always a joke of VietNam's educationHistory is a joke in the USA educational system too. I recently read that in the 12 year secondary education system curricula less than seven minutes time is spent on Vietnam, period.
Personally I wouldn't consider Lenin, Stalin or Hitler military leaders. If you include them you can include any US President since they're technically Commander-in-Chief or even the Queen.I think exactly the same.
What I read from Otto, some of it is not in Wiki, that's cool but poor for him, another ill-fated general like Hannibal. But did Zhuge Liang after attack Wei 7 times, he sucked dry the treasury and later his successor Jiang Wei failed to defended lead to later Han dynasty's downfall?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your Wikipedia.I use many references for my posts. Plutarch's Lives was used for Pyrrhus. Plutarch was a wonderful historian but makes for tedious reading. In English the Dryden translation is the "best of rotten apples".The Longzhong Plan was a strategic plan developed by Zhuge Liang to secure of a viable regional base in southern China, followed by a two-pronged attack to conquer the Wei. It has been heavily criticized by Chinese Scholars for centuries. Not all Strategies work.The "The Empty Fort Strategy" cited was very risky. When all is said and done Zhuge Liang attacked Wei many more then seven times. The treasury issue is subject for a debate on administrative skills. Liu Bei and later his son should be considered responsible for the down fall of Shu-Han. Not all of the Later Han's leaders were as able as Zhuge Liang or Chang Fei.[/]
[]These aren't military leaders due to the fact they didnt lead an official state military but they deserve honorable mention for their leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.*Sitting Bull*Crazy Horse*Chief GallPpl outside the US may not know what Im talking about. As Ive said before anyone who can boast a victory against the US gets major points in my book.+1[/][]During the First American Revolution There was no official state. Various Indian groups were considered Nations, and the USA negotiated treaties with many. Give Crazy Horse and Gall their due. Sitting Bull was not a warrior. He was a Peace Chief.
... -Shi Huang Di (Despite the fact most ppl know him as a ruler, he had to conquer the whole of China first. And he was the first to implement "shocktroopers")Can you elaborate on the Shocktroopers citation?
My favorite military leader is Thomas J.Jackson. Irish American, West Point, Class of 42(46?). His Valley Campaign of 1862 is still required reading there. During the Valley Campaign created a detour for over 100,000 men of the Army of the Potomac on the Road to Richmond for four months. - Not even PADOT can do that!
Battles: Vera Cruz, Mexico City, Chapultepec-"the Halls of Montezuma", John Brown's Execution, Bull Run, Romney, Kernstown, McDowell, Franklin, Front Royal, Winchester, Cross Keys, Port Republic, Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Savage's Station, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, Harper's Ferry, Antietam, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville.
The most promoted American Soldier during the "War to Steal California from the Mexicans".
Advocated "Shooting the brave ones", Foot Cavalry and arming his men with 12 Ft long pikes, (Sarissa's -See Alexander the Great).
"Fool Tom", "Old Jack", "Robert E Lee's Hammer", "Lee's Right Arm", "Old Blue Light", "Stonewall".
A Presbyterian Deacon he believed in "keeping holy the Sabbath". He started many of his battles on a Sunday.
Final Words "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees... Send Forward A.P.Hill"
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he's actually one German leader i can root for morally because of the attempted assassination of Hitler.
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as for Erwin Rommel, i would agree. he's actually one German leader i can root for morally because of the attempted assassination of Hitler.