8. If we want to separate out political cause from military leadership, Giap was clearly one of the greatest military leaders in history
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9. I think this is right. Lee & Rommel comport to a certain aristocratic ideal of military leadership. Giap doesn't https://twitter.com/Patrick_Wyman/status/898318580365762560 …
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10. Plebes who win wars (Zhukov, Sherman, Omar Bradley, Giap) don't get honored as much as aristocrats who lose (Lee & Rommel).
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11. To paraphrase the president, I like generals who win wars.
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I would personally say that the South stood some chance of winning via stalemate or lack of Northern interest
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The North certainly suffered from war fatigue and morale was flagging there for a while. Right into 64.
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Lincoln's re-election was by no means assured until Sherman took Atlanta, Grant besieged Petersburg and Union started its winning streak.
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It could be argued that 'If you cannot win then don't fight'. But Lee did not pick the fight, the secessionists did.
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Erm...Lee was a secessionist. (Cf. your next tweet.)
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No he wasn't. He disapproved of secession and slavery personally (although his wife inherited slaves he was going to free them)
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Lee's troops reenslaved freed blacks they captured.
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He was also spectacularly cruel to slaves of his who tried to escape.
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Can you point me to a single report of Lee's personal 'spectacular cruelty' toward recaptured slaves?
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