Your favourite historical personality

[PanzerJaeger]

Well that was odd, several conquerer, facists and all round killers are named without objection (cept STFS's one) the second a communist is named several posters question the choice... if i didn't know better i may suggest some kind of bias is present...

I think it was more the rationale for his choice, not the choice itself.

For example, I've recently been doing as much reading as I can on Walter Model - German general, committed Nazi, and an all around bastard to everyone around him.

His martial skills and devotion to the causes he believed in fascinates me, but I would never portray him as a "hero to the people" or an "amazing man".

Che had some interesting, and even admirable qualities about him, but our own Che’s description was a total whitewashing.