COL. Townsend Whelen, GEN Julian Hatcher, COL Charlie Askins to name a few.
I see no one mentioned Boddington and I am not disappointed there. he just rubs me the wrong way.
I think a lot of the guys mentioned are good for their respective eras but take the depth and breadth of knowledge that many of todays writers have and I don't think there is a comparison to be made. Some are entertaining, some are very factual and detail oriented, and some are good story tellers. But the guys who go with technical details and facts and combine that with good writing have it hands down.
If I gave my opinion (FWIW) about some of the "Icons " of days gone by, I would be called a heretic and cast into the fires of hell. LOL.
