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To: zeestephen

The same qualities could also be found in Ike, Omar Bradley, Chester Nimitz. Not much for show, publicity, ego, or headlines. Just get the job done, as quickly as possible then move on. JMO


23 posted on 05/20/2015 3:12:58 AM PDT by X Fretensis
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To: X Fretensis
The Civil War offers some great contrasts in this regard.

I'll take a dour, narrow-eyed, muddy coated Grant or Longstreet any day over the coiffed and gold bedecked Picketts and Custers.

About the only example of the latter who rises to real competence is Jeb Stuart.

41 posted on 05/20/2015 4:18:45 AM PDT by Eric Pode of Croydon (I wish someone would tell me what "diddy wah diddy" means.....)
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