Quote (bogie160 @ Jul 30 2011 11:22am)
Honestly, while Hitler's occultism creeps me the hell out, he was probably a better leader, in terms of his people, than Stalin.
It's true, but Hitler was leader of an industrialized Germany, while Russia was still largely agrarian up until the revolution and well into the Soviet era, so Hitler had a little more to work with.
It's true that Hitler ran a tight ship, if he hadn't he wouldn't have been able to challenge the free world for dominance. He was too overbearing though, because a couple times throughout the war he was poised for victory and ignored the advice of his generals and blew it. Guess that's why Sun Tzu says to give your generals unfettered control of military operations.