The Armchair General: Can You Defeat the Nazis?

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It is easy to say, of course, that the reader should always follow the ‘right’ path, but the book is good at making clear there was no obviously right path. The novels and movies tell slightly different stories on how his career ended, but agree that his career ended right at the start when he survived a helicopter crash that left him partially disabled. Sisko manages to avoid becoming one when he has a major strategic operations role during the early Dominion War. The outcome of the troops remaining in North Africa, according to Buckley, suggests both yes and no. The fact that he was up against talented and experienced generals like Cao Zhen and Sima Yi didn't help.

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The book moves from Britain to Russia and asks, grimly, what the Russians should have done after the Germans invaded? Star Carrier: Grand Admiral Giraurd, a Pan-European battle group commander who is sent to Alphekka to reel in Admiral Koenig in Center of Gravity and pursues him to a refueling stop in Singularity. Abandoning Pompey's Boring, but Practical methods would be a fatal mistake, as Caesar's more experienced and absolutely desperate soldiers (who might face mass execution if they lost), ripped through Pompey's forces in open battle, leaving Caesar the victor and allowing him to gain nearly total power in Rome.

In one instance, a rescue mission for a downed Raptor was only carried out in time to rescue anyone because the crew mutinied instead of following protocol. Justified in that Ishamael held his title owing to being the Dark One's favorite; he always had generals with actual military experience (most notably Demandred, Sammael, and Be'lal) to lead the Shadow's forces in the field. War and Peace devotes several chapters to explaining how Russia's many losses during the Napoleonic Wars were thanks to various (mostly German) generals, who formulated complex plans based, on scientific/mathematical proofs of how wars SHOULD be fought, which served no purpose beyond turning their mob of poorly trained, poorly equipped, poorly led conscripts into a very tired and very confused mob of poorly trained, poorly equipped, poorly led conscripts. Arnold Rimmer from Red Dwarf uses this trope to try and justify his claim that he is a potential military prodigy despite his tendency of cowering in a corner whenever a fight happens. Many of the germanophobe Russian officers on the other hand advocated trying to stop Napoleon's army in pitched battles, even in the early phases of the campaign when it heavily outnumbered and was better led than the Russian one.If Churchill agrees, he may find himself presented with terms he’d find it hard to refuse (although the idea of Hitler keeping any agreements he made was laughable after Munich) or face a revolt in the Cabinet as the doves force a leadership contest; if he refuses, he may face the leadership contest anyway. Sutherland seems like an armchair admiral who can only recommend the strategies he does because he's never actually seen combat.

Armchair general" is a derogatory term for a person who regards themselves as an expert on military matters, despite having little to no actual experience in the military. From battlefields to war cabinets, each tactical and strategic decision you make leads to a different outcome.What really put the nail in the coffin at Yonkers seems to have been the lack of ammunition for the infantry. While this may be true, and Churchill has been attacked recently by people who think modern values can be projected back into the past, they would not have any bearing on his contemporaries.