Napoleon, was he that great?

[rotorgun]

While I shall not attempt to describe his considerable moral record, which was abysmal I daresay, I think that he was something of a genius. He had a great command of detail, much in the same way that Hitler did as well by the way, and he seemed to have an intuitive grasp of where to hit his enemies. He was also noted to be a brilliant Artillerist, for which he gained noteriety early on. I think that like all "great men"-his errors were monumental as were his triumphs. "Why he strides the narrow world like a collossus, and we mortal men must move about his legs to find for us dishonorable gaves"-Julius Ceasar-Shakespear

here is an interesting link deserving of a good read:
http://www.napoleon-series.org/resea.../c_genius.html

I think of a line from the film Waterloo, in which the Duke of Wellington (Christopher Plummer) comments after being surprised at how quickly Napoleon (Rod Steiger) moved on him at Charleroi. Looking down at a map of the campaign area he says "My God, but how he does war honor!"