(07-20-2014 09:27 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(07-19-2014 01:03 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(07-18-2014 10:03 AM)DragonLair Wrote:  

(07-16-2014 01:50 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  I tend to agree with you about Sherman. He was a terrorist.

Sherman was definitive ruthless. terrorist ...ugh maybe. He did have the faith of his men and they would fight for him as evidenced by the battle of Shiloh. His men were about the only ones that weren't pushed back.

Like I said above...I judge greatness by ruthlessness. I think Sherman was a scumbag. That has nothing to do with him effectively leading killers to do their jobs.

So you think Heinrich Himmler was great? He was ruthless, and effective at leading killers to do their job.

Of course, their job was to efficiently exterminate the Jewish population of Europe, and eventually the world (had Germany won WWII). They were very effective in their job, killing approximately 6,000,000 Jews (2/3 of all Jews who lived in Europe). Himmler was the mastermind behind it all.

Frankly, I see no difference between Himmler and Sherman, other than the fact that Sherman happened to be on the side that won their war. But they were both of a similar mind, and it was only superior technology that allowed Himmler to be so much more effective at killing those he hated.

I dont think Himmler lead men into battle. I think that is what the OP was referring to. I agree BTW that Sherman was a POS.