America’s Top 11 Generals: #2 Douglas MacArthur
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America’s Top 11 Generals: #2 Douglas MacArthur

Brad Schaeffer

Over the years, the United States has produced many remarkable generals and admirals, but only a few have stood out as world-class strategists and leaders of troops. As Veterans Day approaches on November 11, let’s remember and celebrate them. Here is my list of America’s finest 11 commanders.

Douglas MacArthur, 1880 – 1964 (World War I, World War II, Korea)

Mercurial, paranoid, and petty, yet brilliant, and visionary, his was a personality that loomed large in a time filled with big personalities. But for all his arrogance, swagger, and showmanship, with his trademark corncob pipe, gaudily braided cap, and dark sunglasses, MacArthur was adroit at producing victories.

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