Recent content by Knighterror1013

LBJ wanted us in vietnam till the very end, and would have kept us in longer. He created the Tolkin incident. Theres a movie called Fog of War, its I believe an autobiography on Robert Mcnamara (atleast thats what it seems like, but its mainly about Vietnam). He was Secretary of Defense to both...

what I meant by 5 good emperors, was that the 5 it mentioned, that they had did a good job as emperor. Good enough that the Empire could stand a series of weak leadership afterwards and still be intact. Just for the record, who was the Emperor that hid in Ravenna when the Goths came and had a...

Very true, but he needed the Caucasus oil region. Many of the battles in Russia required Germans to find and sieze badly needed fuel. The original plans were to destroy Russian command in Moscow, which would have severly hurt the defending forces, however it was moved to Novgorod. Then again...

Originally Posted by Knighterror1013 That is true, however, Louis XIV set a precedence for future French Kings that they felt they had to follow, but could not be maintained forever. I really hate that justification. "He was a bad leader because leaders after him tried to be like him and...

As for Louis XIV, I never said he was a bad leader. Did he not create the modern borders of France? If you wanna mention extravegence and excess spending, this guy right here did it on a whole new level (versailles, anyone?). He was extremely competent, he took care of every matter of the state...

Originally Posted by Knighterror1013 Queen Elizabeth, hands down. It was her who ultimately led England into world pwer status. 1) She knew a great mind when she seen one. Shakespear, Francis Bacon, Francis Drake, etc. all were given royal posts under her. 2) She came into power of the...

Now, why is Sun Tzu right when he says most battles are won before they're begun (to mention just one maxim)? I'll take Alexander's army as an example: Alexander usually took on a numerically stronger enemy, but being a great tactician, he consistently exploited any weak spot in the enemy army's...

I don't know the name of the battle, but what about when the Royal Navy defeated the spanish Armada? That led to England becoming a superpower, freely establishing colonies in America, and ultimately the U.S. That changed history right there....

Muhammed Ali! He was the best... oh never mind But, to answer the question. That'd be "W"! George Washington, the originator! The rest be player haters and imitators, baaaaay-bay

That is true, however, Louis XIV set a precedence for future French Kings that they felt they had to follow, but could not be maintained forever. He was also the culmination of Absolute Monarchy, its was perfected under him. But as we know, Absolute Monarchies didn't last much longer after him...

I've never seen a movie on Calligula.... why would someone waste the time to make a movie on a madman, let alone multiple additions as you state. Actually, were I got most of what I know about Calligula and the other Roman emperors was from a book about Roman Emperors and how the majority of...

Queen Elizabeth, hands down. It was her who ultimately led England into world pwer status. 1) She knew a great mind when she seen one. Shakespear, Francis Bacon, Francis Drake, etc. all were given royal posts under her. 2) She came into power of the weakest kingdom in western Europe, and...

He was horrible, along with Nero. Calligula was mad, face it. Entertainment to him was having sex with other men's wives then coming back and telling them how "good" they were. And that was at dinner time! Not to mention, he tortured woman before having sex with them, and found the chopping...

lol, sorry about that... I was reading and posting in a different forum, but somehow it ended up here, I was looking for that post... lmao