Absolutely! He was a good field general but that's about it. The world would have suffered much more deaths if he were the one making the political decisions. He was vital to the war effort (I know-a huge understatement) but was also egotistical and maniacal. His value was on the battlefield and that's it. Plus, to say only "real men" love to fight borders on the pyschotic. Those men were heroes who loved their country and did their duty. They did love to fight and kill for the sake of fighting and killing.
Damn, it pains me to see people people over inflate the importance of "old blood and guts". He (for good reasons) was far down the decision making food chain. He played little, if any, relevance to putting together the winning strategy.
Can you imagine if he, lunatic would have pushed Russians back to their border? We would not be blessed with Communism, it would have been a boring world. (sarcoff)