Listen to an audio obituary of one of our leading post-Vietnam generals from John Hockenbery’s The Takeaway.

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of American-led forces during the 1991 Persian Gulf war, died of complications from pneumonia on Thursday.  Schwarzkopf became the nation’s most acclaimed military hero since the mid-century after crushing Iraqi forces.

Here are some alternate perspectives of the man and his legacy:

• Forbes: The Last Great American General
• Aljazeera: Retired US General Schwarzkopf dies at 78
• The Daily Beast: Lionization Ignores a Dark Gulf War Legacy