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re: History Nerds: Which U.S. military commander least deserved his fifth star?
Posted on 1/25/21 at 9:15 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 1/25/21 at 9:15 pm to RollTide1987
Omar Bradley is an underrated General. His name doesn’t get mentioned like it should, despite being a 5-Star General/General of the Army.
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Posted on 1/25/21 at 9:17 pm to cypresstiger
Mac Deserted his men. He was given a CMH for that basically to improve morale. He also left his men with no supplies. In other words he deserted his men.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 9:18 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
His reputation benefited from Karl Malden's portrayal of him as Patton's genial counterbalance in the movie. IRL he was a bit of a prima donna himself.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 9:23 pm to RollTide1987
You forgot two:
General Electric
General Motors
General Electric
General Motors
Posted on 1/25/21 at 9:31 pm to Jim Rockford
Absolutely MacArthur.
The number of lives wasted for his campaign to satisfy his ego instead of bypassing most of that death following the Navy's plan really cements his place on the mountain of shite.
The number of lives wasted for his campaign to satisfy his ego instead of bypassing most of that death following the Navy's plan really cements his place on the mountain of shite.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 9:38 pm to RollTide1987
Macarthur was kind of a putz. In his Wikipedia picture he's standing at parade rest with a pipe clenched in his teeth. He's basically vaping in formation.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:15 pm to Sisyphus
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If he hadnt split the troops up so much or advanced to the Chinese border then the Korean peninsula might look very different today.
Truman should have nuked China like Mac wanted to
Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:48 pm to RollTide1987
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOAT of your list
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:03 pm to bulldog95
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I didn’t realize that Patton wasn’t on the highest ranking general list.
He was an arse and he was insubordinate but damn if he couldn’t get an army into action and win the battles. He was a good tactician too.
His insubordination is likely what kept him off this list. I do wonder what would have happened in Korea if MacArthur and Patton were both in Korea. For one I think Chosin has a much different outcome with Patton really pushing for a better protected line. Also his reputation may have been enough to keep the Chinese (albeit heavily fortified) on their side of the Yalu. The world would be a very different place if Korea is united and in a position to affect a slightly different course in Vietnam.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:57 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 1/26/21 at 1:44 am to RollTide1987
No Patten. No care
Posted on 1/26/21 at 2:19 am to MSUDawg98
Mac Arthur for sure. I always wonder had we pulled up far enough north of Seoul to keep it well out of artillery range and dug in after driving the NORKS back would the Chinese ever have come into the Korean War to start with.
Bradley wasn't on my list of favorites either.
Bradley wasn't on my list of favorites either.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 5:32 am to Jim Rockford
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MacArthur and it's not close. Lost the Phillipines, nearly lost Korea, fired for insubordination
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Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:06 am to RollTide1987
MacArthur should have ended the war with less stars than he had when it started.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:34 am to RollTide1987
Any dude that has Karl ‘buttnose’ Malden playing him in a movie is kinda suspect, IMO...
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:42 am to antibarner
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Bradley wasn't on my list of favorites either.
Many don’t realize but Bradley didn’t get his 5th star until 1950.
His greatest accomplishment during WWII was probably his skills managing Eisenhower and Patton. In order to win the war, we needed both of them but it was a battle of egos within the ranks.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 7:06 am to Roll Tide Ravens
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Omar Bradley is an underrated General. His name doesn’t get mentioned like it should, despite being a 5-Star General/General of the Army.
He also holds the distinction of being on active duty longer than anyone else; 69 yrs. And yes I know 5 star guys never retire.
This post was edited on 1/26/21 at 7:16 am
Posted on 1/26/21 at 7:11 am to Fun Bunch
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Ernest King
One of his daughters said, "He is the most even-tempered person in the United States Navy. He wakes up in a rage and stays that way."
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