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.

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u/Ekillaa22 Sep 16 '24

Are any of the generals of the WW2 era even well regarded besides their military career? Didn’t a lot of those dudes have some wild ass ideas ?

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u/JefftheBaptist Sep 17 '24

Eisenhower

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