Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
  • Wellington
  • Bill Slim
  • William T. Sherman
  • John Monash
  • Edmund Allenby
Every single one of them spoke English, and three out five from the UK and Ireland. Four out of five served in the last century. This list seems to be rather biased

All in all I do rate Hannibal still highly. Knowing well the context and the circumstances it is difficult to lay much blame at his doorstep.


Firn