PS Magazine, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly (1971 Editions)
The Preventive Maintenance Monthly published 12 editions in 1971. From May 1940 to…
- Military History
- Biographies
Biographies
Personalities, distinguished commanders, military geniuses, historic figures and personalities
Our list of biographies includes not only military personalities and distinguished battle commanders in history, but also men whose genius has earned them an unquestionable place in history or played a significant role in one of the many wars.
The biographies are not intended to be detailed essays of each individual but a compact approach to learn more about the character, strategy, talents, values, beliefs and eccentricities. When trying to analyze the outcome of many famous battles, these biographies will give us many clues on how much certain individuals directly affected the outcome through their personal contributions and the relationship with other leaders of the same periods.
Generalfeldmarschall Walther Model
Militarians Biographies
Hitler favored Walther Model, the youngest Generalfeldmarschall (Generalfeldmarschall) in the Wehrmacht during World War II, as a commander. He was a formidable and resolute leader, especially in defensive situations, and received significant recognition during his illustrious career.
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
Militarians Biographies
Bernard Law Montgomery, the outstanding British commander during WW II famous for his victory at the Battle of El Alamein in November 1942 and his role in allied campaigns leading to the German surrender, was born on November 17, 1887 in London’s district Kennington. He spent most of his early childhood in Tasmania, then still a British colony, where his father worked as Ulster clergyman.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz
Militarians Biographies
Chester William Nimitz, a US Fleet Admiral who commanded the Allied land and sea forces in the Pacific during WW II, was born on February 24, 1885 in Fredericksburg, Texas, US.
General George S. Patton
Militarians Biographies
Born in San Gabriel, California, George S. Patton, Jr., was the grandson of Confederate military leaders. He attended the Virginia Military Institute before going to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He graduated in 1909 and was commissioned as a cavalry lieutenant.
General John Pershing
Militarians Biographies
John Joseph Pershing, a US Army general who commanded the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) during World War I, was born on September 13, 1860 on a farm near Laclede, Missouri, US.
General Matthew Bunker Ridgway
Militarians Biographies
Matthew Bunker Ridgway was born on the 3rd of March 1895, in Fort Monroe, Virginia. When he was a little boy, he got his first rifle, an air gun, when he lived on an Army post at Walla Walla, Washington. With the rifle, he could pretend to be just like his father, Thomas, a career soldier.
Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel
Militarians Biographies
Rommel personified chivalry and courage in an age of warfare that was generally characterized by brutality. He was born in Heidenheim, Württemberg, and joined the German infantry as an officer cadet in 1910. Commissioned a second lieutenant in 1912, he served in France, Romania, and Italy during World War I.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Politicians Biographies
During his unprecedented twelve years in office, Franklin D. Roosevelt faced national and international problems whose severity had not been seen since the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. It's a testament to his skill as a leader and a politician that he could successfully guide the nation through these troubling times.
General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
Militarians Biographies
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was born in Trenton, New Jersey and grew up in the US and later in Iran. His father was a brigadier general and had headed the investigation of the famous Lindbergh kidnapping case.
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Militarians Biographies
Smuts was born near Riebeeck West (near Malmesbury), Cape Colony on September 24, 1870. The son of a member of the colonial parliament, he was sent to school at 12, and four years later attended Victoria College at Stellenbosch. There he met his future wife Sybella (Isie) Krige. In 1891 he attended Cambridge, where he read for the Bar.
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