How would you rank the following?

Washington
Grant
Eisenhower
Lee
Pershing
Scott
Patton
Bradley

Anyone else?

First and foremost....

George Marshall

A person needs to understand what responsibilities he took upon himself and what he did to prepare the U.S. for  WWII.  That doesn't include what he did after the war.  Only military officer to attain a Publitzer Prize.

Consider this...look at who he chose to lead their respective roles in the great war.

Men like him are few and far between.

Quote from: drifter106 on June 19, 2020, 03:42:26 PM
First and foremost....

George Marshall

A person needs to understand what responsibilities he took upon himself and what he did to prepare the U.S. for  WWII.  That doesn't include what he did after the war.  Only military officer to attain a Publitzer Prize.

Consider this...look at who he chose to lead their respective roles in the great war.

Men like him are few and far between.

Good point!  I can't believe I left him off the list.   

He mentored great officers and got rid of anyone he deemed incompetent.  He never actually commanded troops in battle but as Chief of Staff of a Division in WWI, he effectively ran it.  IIRC the commanding general was basically incompetent but smart enough to let Marshall make the decisions.

Sherman
Sheridan
Lee was not a great general. His opposition was mostly second raters, and he, far too often, lost troops he couldn't spare.