Surlly GENGHIS KHAN (Conquest of northan China, Persia, Iraq, Turkey, and russia in the winter) or Kublai Khan (All of china) are the greateat military leaders of all time. These people created an army the likes of which where not seen again untill the 18 century and they created the largest empire in history. Alexander looks like a hot headed piker next to these men.

How can there be any question here? The entire known world was conquered in short order by Alexander the Great of Macedon by the time he was 25. No one before or since has come even remotely close to this level of military brilliance.

Oh really, what about Genghis Khan? At least his empire survived his death.

Administration: Alexander the Great's troops mutinied after India, his defeat came from within his own army

More proof. Genghis's empire didn't need him to survive. He wasn't essential to its continuation. Without Alexander everything came apart.

let me remind everyone here the point is the greatest military leader not the greatest empire it doesnt matter if alexanders empire didnt last long but that he conqured themighty persian empire and went to the banks of the indian empire and alexander had a perfect record defeating armies being overwhelmingly out numbered every single time and it doesnt count that his army mutinied because his army just ended going back to babylon and he wasnt defeated by his own army... still the best alexander the great 3000 years later ( even though he was gay )

What criteria do use to measure military greatness. There is book _ I can't remember the author'name of 100 greatest military leaders- he places Washington on top the list- since argues that his victories had the greatest consequence for world history... Is military skill a definable quality like great atheletes e.g Muhammad Ali, Babe Ruth, Maradona, Bradman... just to suggest a few...

Geniality is one of the most difficult commodities to handle. First of all, we recognise it faily easily, when we se it. Niels Bohrs original paper from 1913 waas written - say - within a week, any highschool student can read it and the among the persons he exposes as being of little minds were 23 later Nobel laurates. Secondly, the trait isn't repeatable, one stroke of genius does not either predict nor preclude other occurences in the same person - and yet hereditary to some extend. Ohm and Dobler made one one discovery each, whereas Mozart sprayed the world. Thirdly. It is characterised by simplicity and elegance. Fourthly. The consequences of a stroke of genius has nothing to do with the size of the genius. There are some mathematical proofs that are rather irrelevant; but shows great genius.

I agree with most of your points. The difficulty is that once you away from 'natural' or mathematical sciences- it becomes even more difficult to work out- without considerations of social impact.

Erwin Rommel is a war hero in both World Wars... His bravery and courage and leadership and decisiveness and moral are very much shown in the wars... If only i can fight for him...