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Originally Posted by redcoat Is Monty overrated ????
By the British, yes !
However, by the US he is underrated. | We tend to love our own nation's commanders best, don't we? It tends to blind us to their faults. Quote: |
Monty was a very good general who knew how to beat the Germans at a tolerable cost to his own forces, it wasn't pretty and it wasn't exciting but it worked
| I'd call him good, but I'm not overwhelmingly impressed. Remember that I've already said, I'm not all that impressed with the vast majority of Allied commanders, so I'm not just picking on Monty.
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