I disagree. Facts are facts. Monty was not even the first choice to take over. He took over after the original choice of Gott I believe was killed in an airplane accident. If you read more about it, you will find that even the British commanders did not like Monty because of his conservative manner of conducting operations. I always judge people by actions. England had limited ground forces and their contribution was minor compared to the American contribution.

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Tschuss