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I would completely agree that Slim was No.1.
He was I think the first to fully appreciate the importance of the health of his troops. When he took over the 14th Army, more men were dying of disease than Japanese bullets. That was immediately reversed.
He cut his teeth at Gallipoli, leading his beloved Gurkhas. And he excelled in Syria with them.
And he made an excellent Gov. Gen. of Australia.
He was the man who, when asked by a photographer to smile for the camera, said: "I am."
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