Sunday, September 12, 2010
The Worst American Generals, Part II
Reader AM chimes in:
Reader AM chimes in:
Either Gates or Arnold must be given credit for the victory at Saratoga, which ought to count for something. Both, however, were ultimately disloyal in ways that go beyond insubordination. If that, rather than strictly military competence, is Rick's main standard, as it appears to be, he certainly should have included James Wilkinson (who claimed credit for Saratoga, but was just getting started). George S. Brown (USAF) and Stanley McChrystal are lesser but real contenders of more recent times.
