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To: X Fretensis

William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim was quite a fellow. He is too often forgotten.


18 posted on 06/23/2014 7:54:40 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Harvey Dent, can we trust him?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ)
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To: ClearCase_guy

IMO probably the best General in the British Army. Tail end of the supply chain, an army that had the hell beat out of it, an army that most of its soldiers did not speak English.
Created the XIV Army from shattered remnants, trained them to meet and defeat the Japanese in the dense Burmese jungles. Engineered a brilliant campaign that drove the Japanese out of Burma. And his soldiers liked him. A real warrior, but a rather modest man without a strong desire for publicity and accolades that followed his victory. As different from Monty as Ike was from Patton.


19 posted on 06/23/2014 8:13:43 PM PDT by X Fretensis
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To: ClearCase_guy

rather portly fellow despite the name..


20 posted on 06/23/2014 8:16:20 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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