[[File:Douglas MacArthur lands Leyte1.jpg|thumbnail|500px|center|[[Douglas MacArthur]], who obtained the highest class score on his [[West Point]] exam, achieved the rank brigadier-general faster than any previous general before him.<ref>''The Art of the Leader'' by William A. Cohen, Prentice Hall Direct (January 1, 1990)</ref> | [[File:Douglas MacArthur lands Leyte1.jpg|thumbnail|500px|center|[[Douglas MacArthur]], who obtained the highest class score on his [[West Point]] exam, achieved the rank brigadier-general faster than any previous general before him.<ref>''The Art of the Leader'' by William A. Cohen, Prentice Hall Direct (January 1, 1990)</ref> |