wrecklass

Good advice about turning off trees and other clutter. However, something I learned quick is that you should occasionally turn the trees ON. If you leave them off all the time, you might forget where the cover is when you move your units. Nothing worse than moving along thinking you have cover, only to realize you moved your force in the open, and got shot up for it.

The Manual I have has two tutorials, one basic and one advanced, although the advanced on doesn't really teach you much from what I could see. Never the less, playing through the basic tutorial from the manual was very helpful in figuring out the rudimentary stuff around moving and attacking. This game isn't like the RTS games you've played in the past. On offensive, you will want to probe and feint to find the enemy. And don't forget to set the covered arcs of your units (C Key) and make sure they are facing the direction you expect to see the enemy in. Use the "O" key to rotate a unit in the direction you want it to face. I think I have had the opposite reaction to the game so far. My first few short games were far too easy to win, I suspect because of years of playing table top miniatures with a judge/game master to create the Fog of War. I really like the overall play of this game, and the larger scenarios have proven to be quite challenging. Good luck.

50, but it will definitely change next Month!

Ok, I'm going to go out on a limb here, a pretty risky thing as a new member of these forums. However, I want to give my vote to Robert E. Lee. Lee had to take an army that was inferior in numbers, equipment, transportation and support, and fought a superior army to a standstill. Not only that, but on a couple of occasions he very nearly turned the tide of the war. Lee's willingness to take risks, and to carry through when he got the advantage made him a legend even amongst his opponents. I give Lee the nod for the greatest commander of all time, not just because he was so good, but he defeated commanders that often had the advantage at the beginning of the day. Winning when you have the better army is one thing, winning when you are the underdog, and doing it over and over, that takes a great commander.