NationStates Jolt Archive

My choice: Henri Guisan.

George Binton McClellan.

If you are judging according to success you have to consider 16th c. Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin.

During seven years of war with Japan Admiral Yi never lost one of 23 battles. During the Battle of Hansan Yi sank 59 of the 73 Japanese ships that opposed him. At the Battle of Myongnyang he defeated 130 enemy ships with only 13 of his own (compare that to the more famous Nelson at Trafalgar, which was 27 English ships vs. 33 French and Spanish ships).

Political Leader: Reagan
Military Leader: Rommel
Philosopher: Machiavelli :) [added it for fun]

Genghis Kahn: he turned a series of nomads into an army that was virtually undefeated. Not to mention that his army could travel at speeds that couldn't be broken until the mechanized armies of the 19th century.

A more obscure choice, I'd say Belisarius. He went throughout the Byzantine empire defeating Goths, Vandals and Persians, and he extended it to the farthest point it could have in its time, nearly reaching it to the same territories of the Roman Empire during its height, missing only parts of Britain, Spain and France.

Political Leader: Reagan
[added it for fun]

That is sarcasm, right?

OOOoooo Tought one...

Ralph Na-*gets hit in the head by bricks*

:)

Quintus Sertorius.

Alexander?
G. Khan?
Leonidas?
Tom Barry?

Depends on a lot of scenarios, I suppose.

Bismarck. I'd like to see you unite 39 fiercely independent states.

Winston Churchill deserves at least an honourable mention, so does Alexander the Great.

Quintus Sertorius.

Really? He was a great military leader and all, but ultimately lost what he was fighting for...

I'd have to go with Alexander the Great, if only for his never having lost a battle, his conquest of most of the 'known world', and an attempt to try to combine eastern and western worlds, before he died so early.

political = Lincoln
military = Sir Hugh Dowding

Militarily? Alexander The Great. No Contest.

myself.:fluffle:

Octavian, Not only did he achiever personal eminence, but he stabilised the empire, concluded the conquest of the near East, and was followed by a reasonable stable dynasty.

its obvious that bob dole is the greatest political leader

Saladin

Military: Genghis Khan. Created the largest empire ever and remains the only one to ever successfully conquer Russia.

Political: Hammurabi. Developed the idea of a legal system.

Octavian, Not only did he achiever personal eminence, but he stabilised the empire, concluded the conquest of the near East, and was followed by a reasonable stable dynasty.
I would agree with this.

Military: Genghis Khan. You can read the reason for that just a few posts above.

Political: I dunno.... maybe Mahatma Ghandi.

Military: Genghis Khan. You can read the reason for that just a few posts above.

Political: I dunno.... maybe Mahatma Ghandi.

Mahatma Ghandi was a glorified lobbyist.

Military: Hmm, I think I'll go with Scipio Africanus. Kicking Hannibal's ass is a pretty nice achievement.

Political: I think I will have to go with Augustus. Forming the Prinicipate after years of civil war and having it survive was a big job.

Military: Sun Tsu. His book on war is still a required read for Sandhurst.

Historical/Military: Robert the Bruce. United a nation and defeated the stronger, better equipped army of Englands Edward II at Bannockburn in 1314.

Political: Nye Bevan. Social Justice is the only justice.

King Arthur should be mentioned. Ending the reign of chivalry in England is a great feat.