From Left To Right, M. Albert Thomas, Sir Douglas Haig, General Joffre And Mr. Lloyd George. Increased the US military’s advisory presence in Vietnam to 16 200 by late 1963 and supported a military coup against the Diem regime.. 9. Vietnam Vietnam Dương Văn Minh led the South Vietnamese Army under President Diệm and was briefly leader of South Vietnam in 1963 and 1975. By the end of the year, more than 38,000 Marines made up the in Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF) under the command of Major General Lewis W. Walt. 4. Ever. How might Vietnam or Iraq have turned out if a George Washington, a Ulysses Grant or a George Patton had been in command? Norman Cota landed at Omaha Beach as one of the senior officers on the beach. General Nogi Maresuke. In fact, the 1972 Easter Offensive was the largest land movement since the Chinese entered the Korean War, and featured a three-pronged invasion of the South. It would be nice if all American generals were great. are the Greatest Army Generals Tet 1968: The Turning Point A very influential visitor, Senator “Fritz” Hollings from Westmoreland’s home state of South Carolina, had warned him about reliance on such ratios. He was the last president. •. Worst American General. One particular story of a person that held the ‘worst’ title in American history is James Wilkinson at the time he served as a captain during the Revolutionary Wars like the Battle for Dorchester Heights, America was still a young country. He was born in Benedict, Maryland.