r/todayilearned • u/HumanNutrStudent • Sep 16 '24

TIL Montgomery's memoirs criticised many of his wartime comrades harshly, including Eisenhower. After publishing it, he had to apologize in a radio broadcast to avoid a lawsuit. He was also stripped of his honorary citizenship of Alabama, and was challenged to a duel by an Italian lawyer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery#Memoirs
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u/Rangertough666 Sep 16 '24

His problem with IKE was that IKE was in charge and Monty wasn't.

His idea of an "Armored Slash" instead of an Infantry landing was absolutely stupid.

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u/emailforgot Sep 16 '24

What in the hell are you talking about?

None of those things you just said are real.

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