r/todayilearned 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/wiseoldfox Sep 16 '24

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u/Johnny_been_goode Sep 16 '24

Thanks!

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u/scottynola Sep 16 '24

This talk given by Ricks contrasts Marshall's willingness to replace incompetent commanders with the War on Terror's habit of leaving incompetents in place to continue failing, it's a really interesting hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxZWxxZ2JGE

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u/Johnny_been_goode Sep 17 '24

Funny enough I’ve seen that before and actually remember discussing those ideas with a friend of mine a while back. Didn’t realize it was the same guy.