Mark Conley
Active member
:bang::bang:driven or not...shaka was an effective leader. a might homcidial yes...bloody..yes...but effective.
not that thats a good thing:bang:
not that thats a good thing:bang:
I struggle recognising Monty - after all he he inherited the operational situation set up by Auchinleck & as for Market Garden...
Market Garden was a good idea, IF it could have been pulled off.
The problem with military history is, if someone comes up with a bold plan and it succeeds, he is a hero, if it fails he's called an idiot and unfit for command.
The problem with military history is, if someone comes up with a bold plan and it succeeds, he is a hero, if it fails he's called an idiot and unfit for command.
Market Garden was a good idea, IF it could have been pulled off.
The problem with military history is, if someone comes up with a bold plan and it succeeds, he is a hero, if it fails he's called an idiot and unfit for command.
:-D It does kinda make me think though, I wonder what the likes of Perseus, MontyB or BritianAfrica (to name a few with frequent prespectives here), would have been like as Commanders back in the times of say Alexander, Napoleon and Caesar
Well April with me it would probably be the case of ""The best-laid plans of mice and men/often go awry," its easy to win being an armchair general with hindsight!
As I mentioned in my last post, perhaps luck has more to do with success than we give credit for. Perhaps the Great generals are those that can see through the 'fog of war', and can glimpse the forest rather than being distracted by the trees.
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:-D It does kinda make me think though, I wonder what the likes of Perseus, MontyB or BritianAfrica (to name a few with frequent prespectives here), would have been like as Commanders back in the times of say Alexander, Napoleon and Caesar.
I'd hand over to my 2 i/c and spend all my time in the mess getting legless:drink:
Maybe thats the reason I was never an officer lol.
...so I choose someone that is not an easy seat for first...
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