This World War II British commander’s men nicknamed him "Ming the Merciless."
Sir Leslie James Morshead
Sir John Lavarack
Sir Archibald (1st Earl) Wavell
Sir Philip Neame
Sir Leslie James Morshead. A commander known for insisting on hard work and discipline, he was the only general officer of the Cyrenaica Command to avoid capture during the withdrawal to Tobruk in April 1941. "Ming the Merciless" was a character in the "Flash Gordon" comic strip and movie serials.