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WWII World War TwoNorth Africa
WWII World War TwoNorth Africa
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More excellent historical details on this one Brother Dale, really good stuff, thanks! And maybe the author is right that Monty wasn't "cautious" and was only detail-minded but I'm not sure I 100% agree. And we certainly can never forget his abysmal failure in Market Garden - he made his bones in Egypt and, to my mind, rested a bit on those laurels and never really achieved further greatness. Granted, this is a wholly American perspective - LOL
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SSG William Jones
MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
I'll second that!!! (Should've let Patton go ahead with poking the Ruskies and make it look like their fault, and whipped them when we had the chance. Would've eliminated a lot of future grief to come.
I'll second that!!! (Should've let Patton go ahead with poking the Ruskies and make it look like their fault, and whipped them when we had the chance. Would've eliminated a lot of future grief to come.
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LTC David Brown
Why did Dwight Eisenhower, during Market Garden operation, put his hand on Montgomery's knee, and...
Answer (1 of 3): Actually, what Eisenhower said was “Steady Monty, you can’t speak to me like that, I’m your boss.” And he said it during a conference before Market Garden when Montgomery was arguing heatedly against Eisenhower’s broad front strategy and for an advance by 21st Army Group in a dag...
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi 'Struth! A friend I made in grad school wrote an interesting study titled: "Eisenhower vs. Montgomery" that compared the way the media treated them.
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Personally I believe Montgomeryto be overrated. His wins in Africa were good but other factors play a large part in his defeating Rommel. The biggest was the long supply of Rommel's. And the navy and airforce interdiction of those supply. Pretty they had Rommel's supplies down to a trickle. He bare had enough gas to retreat and spare parts and and ammo were hard to come by.
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