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macarthur...the most overrated general?

WestCoastIrishFan 17096 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 10:12 pm on Aug 12, 2019

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macarthur...the most overrated general?NT WestCoastIrishFan 10:12pm · 8/12/19
- Halsey? Almost blew Leyte and sailed his fleet into a typhoon.NT Iggle 9:30am · 8/13/19
  - Ryan's conclusions were all wrong. Halsey acted stupidly.NT LehighND 9:39am · 8/13/19
    - Prepare for a "Crazy Ivan"...NT TakethetrainKnute 9:51am · 8/13/19
- Admiral Nimitz got my uncle killed on Iwo Jima for no good reason PBHangingChad 10:55pm · 8/12/19
  - In retrospect it was a bad call. It wasn’t useful for naval or army staging. Frank L 12:18am · 8/13/19
  - Was that really his call? Honest question. I don't know. [Edit: Seems the answer is yes.] NedoftheHill 11:03pm · 8/12/19
- McClellan had the enemy’s battle plans & outnumbered Lee 2 to 1 at Antietam & still lost.NT BaronVonZemo 10:21pm · 8/12/19
  - Lee is among the best despite being on the losing side. yet, I know certain posters WestCoastIrishFan 10:48pm · 8/12/19
    - The Hillary Clinton of his generation, it seems.NT LehighND 9:43am · 8/13/19
      - He wore mumus at the end?NT TakethetrainKnute 9:51am · 8/13/19
- Officers are overrated. The enlisted is the backbone of the military... Domer From Hell 10:19pm · 8/12/19
  - like any organizationNT WestCoastIrishFan 10:38pm · 8/12/19
- Or Bobby Lee.NT Frank L 10:14pm · 8/12/19
  - Yes and no...but I am starting to lean to saying that Bobby L 2 "e's" wasn't the best. NedoftheHill 11:45pm · 8/12/19

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