March 21st, 2008  
Del Boy
Tribuni Angusticlavii
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by LeEnfield
Much of the information that might have caused Monty to call off operation Market Garden was never passed on to him, as there so many Airborne officers were just to keen to go. Okay it was his idea and had been launched a few days earlier it could have been a resounding success, but the planning and arrangements were left to other people to deal with.

Le -does it hold true that one of his strengths was that his troops 'loved' him?
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