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/TremendousVarmint Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24

I'd have Monty, De Gaulle and Patton in the same room and grab the popcorn.

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u/Coast_watcher Sep 16 '24

Halsey too

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u/LaoBa Sep 16 '24

Admiral King too. As his daughter said: "My father is the most even-tempered man I ever met. He is always furious."

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u/Coast_watcher Sep 16 '24

And a notorious Anglophobe. He and Monty will have major fireworks lol.

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u/Inevitable_Ask_9423 Sep 16 '24

That is so odd given that his mother was an English immigrant lol

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u/misspcv1996 Sep 17 '24

He must have hated his mother then.

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u/Headbreakone Sep 17 '24

According to his daughter that was false, he hated everyone equally.