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...al perspective. Usually years after a war it is easier to remember the commanders of the armies and those generals that led a critical or important battle even if their rank is relatively low. i w...
...s to this article of Lawrence J. Korb. The very important topic that I've decided to discuss further is the generals - politicians equations when it comes to making decisions about war and strategy. ...
It is nothing new that the military analysts can make or break public support in times of war. Most people sit at home and feed of the reports and analysis of these very respectful people. We think
I'm looking for material for a paper, where I'm comparing the psyche of the two Generals... I've found lots of biographies and works about their careers. But what I really need is something from a p
... a WWII group anyway, so here are some WWII reasons, in subjective order: 1. Poor leadership. The Italian generals were really a bunch of incompetent fools. They lacked imagination and logical think...
The link below goes to a Ron Maxwell response to a highly critical review of Gods & Generals. Ron's response speaks for itself in terms of his views on the making and intent of the film. http://www.
With all the discussion about 'Gods and Generals,' it seems natural to ask: What Civil War movies would you like to see? My candidate would be a movie about the voyage of the Alabama, ending, of cou
...Stuart without a shot being fired in anger. In reality, Gen. Stoughton was one of the union's youngest 'boy generals' (24), was hung over as aforementioned & sharing his bed with one Annie Jones, an 1...
... Afrikan front had a healthy (unless you got killed) respect for Rommel. I remember there being some Allied generals that had a portrait of Rommel and had a copy of his book, gee who could they be? *g...
It appears that all Confederate generals wore three stars on their collar, sometimes a large star in the center with a smaller star on each side and sometimes with three equally sized stars. Is this t
Anybody know when the DVD for the subject will be released?
Thank you for the good information on The Citadel. _Gods And Generals_ is the best film about the War Between The States I've seen since _Gone With The Wind_. Excellent acting, a finely-crafted sc
What ranks did these three US generals hold at the time of Pearl Harbor?
snip> Also, because I've seen Gods & Generals (which I have several problems Jackson's cook went on to serve Jackson's aide Sandy Pendleton until Sandy was killed. The cook then returned to Lexingto
...was a German POW camp located at Clinton, Mississippi (USA). Among the prisoners held there were thirty-six generals, including Hans Jurgen von Arnim. Von Arnim commanded the Axis forces in North Afri...
Have been catching up reading posts on 'Gods & Generals,' and noticed the New York Draft Riots were mentioned. Anyone care to bash 'Gangs of New York'? I just saw it on video and was rather appalled
...d, maybe after the invasion and before the end of the war), the US admitted the disaster, and IIRC, various generals visited the area to lay wreaths at sea. Indeed, I've read books published in the 50...
Esteemed GDG member Contributes: Movies die, not because of ideological boycotts, rather because they do not make enough money to pay the theatre to continue running them. The true boycott is by t
...ettysburg we had General Longstreet speak out or should I say apologizes for Slavery. In the movie Gods and Generals we had General Stonewall Jackson make similar comments, just before the battle of F...
...iatus, and . . .] Hello: I've just finished reading the chapter on Chickamauga in W. J. Wood's _Civil_War_Generalship_ (Westport: 1997), which I think has something to say about L's overall competen...
...d other accounts General Forrest must be counted as one of the most accomplished commanders and outstanding generals of the Confederacy. I have seen posts on this and other civil war groups assailing ...
Well y'all... I JUST got back from seein' Gods and Generals. I thought it was a great film. A bit long, four hours, but it DID have an intermission. Robert Duvall was excellent as Gen. R.E. Lee, a
...e north and the south the biggest question that always lingers in my mind is why did Lee and other southern generals use conventional military tactics against a generally stronger and better supplied ...
...id Hitler lost the war or the Germans? Hitler named himself as ' the greatest general of all time', but his generals were not so happy, because Hitler was only private 1st class (US) or lance corporal...
...ved of looting and foraging by his soldiers? Why is he generally discredited by historians who assess Union generals? Linda T....
...are willing to turn a blind eye to Lee's imperfections I doubt you will have the support to criticize other generals. One not need to 'love Lee' to write about him. Otherwise, based on your prolific...
...us was the direct consequence of the weak logistic system and , in many cases , of the incompetence of many generals. For example , who can say that the IT troops have performed bad on the Don River...
... is easy for you guys, so I'll be brief: Since a Lieutenant is inferior in rank to a Major, why are Major Generals inferior in rank to a Lieutenant General?...
...g or did he beleive until the bitter end that victory against the Union was still possible. How about Lee's generals, Longstreet, Hood etc? Did any of them ever really indicate at some point that they...
...nd he was a Colonel, as most of the core of the conspiration. AFAIK there has been a conspiration among the Generals before but they either lost heart or didn't want a new 'stabbed in the back'- legen...
Does anyone have an update on the progress of the film on Jeff Shaara's book; 'Gods and Generals'? Thanks,
This is not exactly true. Neither the German generals nor Hitler agreed that Poland shouldn’t exist. In fact Germany and Austria-Hungary formed the independent Kingdom of Poland in 1916 from the rus
... opposition from both the British and American general staffs; and I've also heard that, while the American generals opposed it (preferring to wait for a cross-channel invasion of France), the British...
...(s) where inferior technology/weaponry and/or lower troop numbers was overcome by the tactics/strategies of generals/admirals/commanders. 3) Key battle(s) or operation(s) where superior technology m...
...mpete against in any reasonable time frame. Or perhaps, people want to argue that Yankees had much better generals....
.... Why would Hitler use a Heer unit to look after his protection when it was his distrust of the Wehrmacht's generals that led him to expand the Waffen-SS in the first place? According to my sources, t...
Hi Everyone, As I understand it, MacArthur lead the Allies from the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea to the Philippines leading to Japan whereas Nimitz lead the Allies across the Central Pacific, al
I am curious to know if anyone has the full list of five star generals and admirals. Secondly, and more importantly, who do you feel SHOULD have gotten their fifth star but didn't? Off the top of
Hi, I am searching for books that where written by Generals from the WWII. Heinz Guderian wrote Achtung Panzer! Erwin Rommel wrote Infanterie greift an! How to obtain these books. Regards Lore
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