tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post1863915951577507765..comments2024-03-29T02:15:23.532-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: What Was Monty Doing in the Great War?snielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-55845432277039750332015-10-09T15:40:08.535-07:002015-10-09T15:40:08.535-07:00Remember hindsight is always 20/20. He fought the ...Remember hindsight is always 20/20. He fought the the DAK back from Eqypt to Tunisia, fought his way up Sicily to Messina, commanded landing forces on D-day, and tried to end the war quickly as the German's retreated from France - just a bridge too far and airborne against panzers. There never was a combat leader who did not make mistakes, the measure is what they learned from them.David John Hastiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668499102291275170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-19468250775176644902015-10-03T16:40:40.787-07:002015-10-03T16:40:40.787-07:00Montgomery's best work was the battle of El Al...Montgomery's best work was the battle of El Alamein, and even there he had far more resources than Wavell and Auchinleck had before him, and they were nicer human beings. Everything else he did, he screwed up, especially Arnhem. Adrian Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-33719462419057411662015-10-03T15:32:12.916-07:002015-10-03T15:32:12.916-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16832055345727773132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-20939009802840101652015-10-03T15:31:17.632-07:002015-10-03T15:31:17.632-07:00Yeah, got him off front line duty and to this day,...Yeah, got him off front line duty and to this day, the Yanks still have reservation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16832055345727773132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-44658931790794860902015-10-03T12:46:11.085-07:002015-10-03T12:46:11.085-07:00Monty always said after his wounding that the staf...Monty always said after his wounding that the staff was his callingbill o'neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987598176551650867noreply@blogger.com