Drae PzJgr: I agree, and in my longhanded way, I did say that Monty was too cautious-not unlike US Army General Lucas was at Anzio. Only difference was that Lucas was sacked, monty was not. Churchill made a statement of: "I had thought we had landed a tiger, but all we got was a stranded whale" or words to that effect.

I am aware that Brit commanders disliked Monty too, and it was because of his attitude on presented facts. Monty thought he was above listening to his junior commanders, and felt he was brillient just like Adolf Hitler thought the same about hisself.

Darn good points you made Richard, I agree with what you said.