re: You are afforded the chance to pick the brain of one military leader from history...

Posted by Paddyshack

Land of the Free

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 1:16 pm to RollTide1987

Obviously Lieutenant Dan

Posted by Minnesota Tiger

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 1:20 pm to RollTide1987

Rommel. I read his book.

Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 1:24 pm to RollTide1987

Lt General Lewis Burwell Puller.

aka Chesty.

I'd love to know more about the Guadalcanal campaign since my grandfather was there with the 1st Marine Division.

This post was edited on 2/10/20 at 1:25 pm

Posted by gumbo2176

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 1:26 pm to RollTide1987

Probably one from ancient history.

Alexander The Great
Genghis Khan
Leonidas of Sparta

Posted by Priapus

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 1:31 pm to gumbo2176

Quintus Servilius Caepio

Just to find out what he did with all that gold he stole.

Posted by 4Ghost

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 1:35 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger

I wondered if anyone would mention “Chesty Puller”. Well done

Posted by MrFelixx

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 1:49 pm to RollTide1987

Patton. Dude saw problems and fixed em, period.

Posted by RD Dawg

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 2:00 pm to Albino Potato

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That man had to deal with some incredible circumstances.

Yea but he fricked up big time in French Indian war.Almost got court Marshalled.

Posted by RD Dawg

Atlanta

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 2:02 pm to choppadocta

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Hannibal

I'd REALLY like to know if/how he pulled those elephants across the Alps.

Still have my doubts.

Posted by TheHarahanian

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 2:13 pm to OldHickory

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I’m not gonna be like that former coach the other day and say Hitler.

This is the easy choice because Hitler blew his brains out for anybody to inspect.

Posted by Geekboy

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 2:26 pm to RollTide1987

Just about any Russian general from WWII.

Posted by rd280z

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 2:28 pm to RollTide1987

William Tecumseh Sherman. I would get close enough to ask my question, then stab him in the throat.

Posted by pensacola

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 2:28 pm to Geekboy

Muh hammed

Posted by WMTigerFAN

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 2:35 pm to RollTide1987

Attila or Genghis

Posted by theCrusher

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 3:28 pm to RollTide1987

Lord Admiral Nelson. I'd like to know the thought process behind his grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics.

Posted by OchoDedos

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 4:02 pm to RollTide1987

Nathan Bedford Forrest. Illiterate cavalry mastermind that had US Grant chasing him all over Mississippi and Tennessee. Called his Troopers Critters.

Posted by LSUROXS

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 4:53 pm to RollTide1987

Patton; He thought he was re-incarnated.

Posted by Dawgirl

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Posted on 2/10/20 at 5:02 pm to RollTide1987

Julius Caesar