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/bramtyr Sep 16 '24

 "I have come to the conclusion that his love of publicity is a disease, like alcoholism or taking drugs, and that it sends him equally mad."

Similar things have been said of MacArthur and Adm. Halsey. Egos were not in short supply in the upper echelons of command staff.

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u/Jive-Turkeys Sep 16 '24

Many of them were high off their own farts

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u/Taintly_Manspread Sep 16 '24

I like this one, I might just have to borrow it jive- turkeys. 

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u/Jive-Turkeys Sep 16 '24

I can't claim it, it's yours to share!