Comments on: Top 10 Most Successful Military Commanders http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/ Ultimate Top 10 Lists - Listverse Sat, 26 May 2012 19:28:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Todd A. Bourgeois http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/comment-page-8/#comment-488813 Tue, 22 May 2012 21:28:49 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/#comment-488813 What about General Goerge S. Patton? In my poinion he is one of the greatest military leaders ever.

]]> By: Emmitt http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/comment-page-8/#comment-488566 Mon, 21 May 2012 22:37:52 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/#comment-488566 What about the legendary Sun Tzu? You can never forgot him. With only 30,000 Wu soldiers, he defeated his nemesis Nam Wah and his army of 300,000-500,000 Chu soldiers. His famed book the Art of War is studyed by almost every military general. In the book, he lays down the law on warfare. He states, ” follow these rules and you will be succesful, if you dont you will fight in darkness,”

General Robert E. Lee lost Gettysburg because he did not follow Sun Tzu’s teachings. Hitler lost World War II beacuse he did not follow Sun Tzu’s teachings. Napolean lost his army in Russia due to not following Sun Tzu’s teachings. I can list many more military leaders that lost due to not following Sun Tzu’s teachings.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower won the invasion of Normandy because he followed Sun Tzu’s teachings. Cyrus the Great took over the Middle East because he folloed Sun Tzu’s teachings.

]]> By: tstrubi http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/comment-page-1/#comment-488470 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:40:50 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/#comment-488470 I believe that he shouldn’t be number one because if you have to even do research about him that should seal his fate. If he isn’t even well known today how can you say that he was that great? He couldn’t have had that large of an impact if almost nobody even knows who that is. And citing Wikipedia as a source to prove he is a good leader is really professional. I’m sure he was probably a good leader but a military leader like all humans should be judged on their lasting influence. He has little to none even compared to other “non-white” leaders. I would put Sun Tzu far ahead of Khalid bin al Walid. Plus who did he defeat in battle, what great military commander did he defeat. I agree that he probably deserves a spot on this list but I think that the great Prussian General, Military/Political Theorist, and author of Vom Kriege (On War) Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz should be number one because he literally wrote the most influential book on warfare in Western Civilization and he beat another legendary commander in Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

]]> By: Kalten http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/comment-page-8/#comment-486512 Tue, 15 May 2012 05:12:31 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/#comment-486512 so is this list in order of most succesful to least? if so in my opinion its reletively close – im doing a school project on Hannibal Barca can anyone give some more info on him? thanks

]]> By: Shabs http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/comment-page-8/#comment-485489 Fri, 11 May 2012 22:48:05 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/#comment-485489 Anyone who has done their homework will know that the greatest military
commander of all time was the Muslim arab, Khalid Ibn Walid.
If you have not heard of him, read the Wikipedia article about him.
After over a hundred battles, he remained undefeated.

]]> By: toastman http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/comment-page-8/#comment-485013 Wed, 09 May 2012 14:22:23 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/#comment-485013 Get rid of Hitler and Zhukov, follow what has already been suggested and possibly add Henry V the only joint English-French king, only a technicality but only 3 more months

]]> By: Your personal strategy - an overview - modernasylum.commodernasylum.com http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/comment-page-8/#comment-484706 Tue, 08 May 2012 01:05:49 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/#comment-484706 [...] of great men (and, to a lesser extent women, I guess). The victors get their names carved into history books. The losers do [...]

]]> By: John http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/comment-page-8/#comment-483129 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:46:27 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/#comment-483129 WHERE IS SALADIN

]]> By: Asjadullah sarosh http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/comment-page-7/#comment-482587 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:35:57 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/#comment-482587 totally wronged list..
they missed greatest military general ever existed on the earth.
Khalid bin al waleed…
He never lost a war..

]]> By: Brian http://listverse.com/2008/10/11/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/comment-page-1/#comment-481757 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:09:49 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/top-10-most-successful-military-commanders/#comment-481757 AGREED!! Because the bias and defamation created by European scholars and Scientists against the Mongols created a false representation.

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