Nimitz and MacArthur

I apologize for the later response here, but I did think the presentations were very complete and informative. It just goes to show you that regardless of of if you think you have a pretty good understanding of something, you can always learn more. For instance, it never occurred to me that MacArthur had graduated from West Point at the top of his class with outstanding grades. That's quite an accomplishment, and no doubt his intelligence was a reason for his later successes. I got the idea that had his personality been a little more toned down, he may have been able to achieve the same successes without the unnecessary battles he chose to fight.

Nimitz on the other hand was probably the only military commander (aside from Eisenhower, who was also a very calm individual) who could work side by side with MacArthur and actually get things done. His cool and composed character allowed a greater finesse to show in his operations, as opposed to MacArthur's bravado.