"Military Renegades" Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Aug 2016 9:49 p.m. PST |
"Militaries are usually known for their strict discipline and rigid command structure, but that doesn't mean there haven't been officers who broke rank. History is packed with examples of generals, mercenaries and adventurers who disregarded orders and used their armies to carry out a personal agenda. Some were simply career soldiers with a political axe to grind, but others were cruel, power hungry and even downright mad. Below, meet six of history's most fascinating rogue military leaders…"
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| John the Greater | 16 Aug 2016 10:10 a.m. PST |
The usual mixed-bag clickbait. Who could put Douglas MacArthur in the same list as William Walker? |
| Tango01 | 16 Aug 2016 10:36 a.m. PST |
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| Supercilius Maximus | 19 Aug 2016 8:11 a.m. PST |
Wars will usually bring such "renegades" to the fore; peacetime officers are invariably forced (willingly or otherwise) to play the politics game in order to advance, or merely sustain, their careers. |
 Legion 4   | 23 Aug 2016 1:24 p.m. PST |
An old historian once said on the History Channel. [Back When they actually showed real history !!] "It takes many types to fight a war." |
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