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Article: Hero who out-ranks Nelson; Slim named as greatest general in history.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- January 22, 1998
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Legendary warring heroes including Napoleon and Alexander the Great have been out-ranked by a former Birmingham schoolboy who has been named by experts as the greatest military commander of all time.
Field Marshall Viscount William Slim, who led the Second World War defeat of the Japanese in Burma, has been placed in pole position in the top ten line-up.
Rommel and the Duke of Wellington, whose finest hour was as victor at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, were simply also-rans in the list ...