5 stars General

• LRRP

  9 Feb 06, 00:11

  Who is your fav? who do you think is the best?
  
  General George C. Marshall,
  General Douglas MacArthur,
  General Dwight D. Eisenhower
  General Omar N. Bradley.
  General Henry Arnold
• vIn.Warrior

  9 Feb 06, 00:12

  who are they.
• I-like-flings(m)

  9 Feb 06, 00:19

  I prefer the 6 stars one that enjoy hiding in a hole...
• Ito_^

  9 Feb 06, 00:21

  General Douglas MacArthur.. cuz thats the only one i know.
• laurence82

  9 Feb 06, 04:06

  The sad thing is, i will always come across Omar, Eisenhower, Marshall or MacArthur in media or literatures or even movies, but Arnold seems little mentioned as compared to those four.
• LRRP

  9 Feb 06, 12:43

  Cos General Arnold is only technically in the army. He belong to the army air corp, which later became a separate service ie Air Force.
• Gedanken

  9 Feb 06, 13:16

  I'd say it comes down to either Dwight Eisenhower or Hap Arnold, Eisenhower because of the speed with which he twigged on to Hitler's plan at the Bulge and Arnold because of his grasp of air warfare, reflected in his predictions decades down the track. Bradley conducted himself pretty much as a 2 I/C rather than a leader, while Marshall struck me more as an administrator and MacArthur's success was pretty much a result of audacity rather than actual brilliance (much like Patton).
• Black Aces

  9 Feb 06, 15:53

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  The sad thing is, i will always come across Omar, Eisenhower, Marshall or MacArthur in media or literatures or even movies, but Arnold seems little mentioned as compared to those four.

  No insult to the above 5-star Generals, they are definitely men of their time. But I personally admired another 5-star General (Admiral to be exact) - Chester W Nimitz.
  
  I may sound cruel here, but it is perhaps thanks to the Pearl Harbor attack that thrusted Adm Nimitz to become the perfect man to lead the USN (esp in carrier tactics) against the carrier-minded Jap commander Yamamoto.
  
  Just for info for those who who wonder who is the other 5-star General - Henry Arnold (he is more well-known as 'Hap' Arnold). Even though he may not be involved in the actual decisions in the field, but it is his great appreciation of the effects and understanding of strategic bombing (over tactical bombing) that dictated the evolution of US Bombers during WWII.
  
  Check out his profile: http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/cc/arnold.html
• dragg

  9 Feb 06, 15:54

  i prefer our local paper generals.
  
  
• Black Aces

  9 Feb 06, 16:02

  Originally posted by dragg:

  i prefer our local paper generals.
  
  

  'Paper Generals' = zhi shang tan bing? (sorry lads, I had typed chinese characters here, but somehow, this forum doesn't accpet chinese characters!)
  
  I admit, even though the comparison of the term is not 'accurate' but the application seems rather ......'appropriate'?
• Ritterkreuz

  9 Feb 06, 19:35

  George C Marshall shines in his own area as an administrator and a planner. I think it is him who actually recommend Eisenhower as the supreme commander in Europe. On hindsight, Eisenhower would have to thank Marshall for giving him the opportunity stepping over many other more senior general
  
  For Macarthur, I guess he is the most colourful figure in US army. Yes, he may be brash and probably not as good in tactical operation and planning compared to others.... but who can forget the American Caesar with his "I shall return" and the "Old soldier never die" speech....
  
  
• dragg

  9 Feb 06, 19:37

  sidetrack a bit.
  
  i saw a 2-star general in a MID mercedes at new upper changi road, blk58 market carpark.
  
  wonder what a general is doing there?
  
  
• LazerLordz

  9 Feb 06, 19:42

  Originally posted by dragg:

  sidetrack a bit.
  
  i saw a 2-star general in a MID mercedes at new upper changi road, blk58 market carpark.
  
  wonder what a general is doing there?
  
  

  Eating lunch la. He also has to eat..
• dragg

  9 Feb 06, 19:46

  Originally posted by LazerLordz:

  Eating lunch la. He also has to eat..

  frankly it did not cross my mind that a general will eat there.
  
  
• Obersturmfuhrer

  9 Feb 06, 22:45

  Why not? Generals are humans too. They are also singaporeans what.
  
  Anyway, I myself would prefer Fleet Adm Nimitz as well. No disrespect to the other 5 stars but I always root for the Navy and Marines.
• storm_freaky13

  10 Feb 06, 22:53

  eh
  
  can i vote for a 4 star general? (if im not wrong) General George S. Patton. I think he is damn inspirational.
• grandeur

  13 Feb 06, 21:11

  I think General Dwight D. Eisenhower, he was the supreme commander for invasion of europe during 1944.
• RaTtY81

  13 Feb 06, 21:13

  Originally posted by dragg:

  frankly it did not cross my mind that a general will eat there.
  
  

  den has it occured in ur mind a general has also hav to or pi sai also?
• one-niner

  15 Feb 06, 17:16

  Are the generals limited to the Allied Forces ? My personal fav the German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel