The Greatest U.S. General

[Rota]

Perhaps you need to go back and read the history of the Korean conflict.
Patton made one of the worst strategic blunders in history by insisting on pushing on to the Yalu River, which was the border of both China and the U.S.S.R., even though intelligence was that China would intervene.

But I don't feel that was a tactical error as much as it was a political mistake. I said he would make a bad president. It may have been an incredibly stupid mistake, but as far as tactical planning based on the small scale of the "battlefield," I would bet it was the best plan available to him.

I stand by my vote for Patton as the best General to lead an army.
But, he definately had no head for "the big picture" politically.

edit: NM. apparently I don't have to defend Patton here after reading the next post