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Originally Posted by Von Poop
 A most entertaining thought.
My god, can you imagine it... World War Three of an entirely different kind instigated within SHAEF headquarters itself...
Thank goodness the thought is only limited to our musings here and could never have been seriously considered by the Alanbrookes and Marshalls of the period.
I'm often staggered by how Eisenhower handled so many fractious parties and dangerous possibilities with that constant public aura of calm.
The epitome of the political/diplomat General required to make such grand strategy work.
Cheers,
Adam. |
I definitely have to agree with this one. Ike was the right man for the job. Though he was just a colonel when he was under Doug Macarthur and never saw action in World War I, he had the skills needed for the demanding job of handling a multinational force.
I admire Patton but I don't think that his personal temperament was suited for such a sensitive position that Ike handled. I remember a book describing how Ike handled a Monty outburst. Ike said, "Careful Monty, I'm still your boss." And Monty, taken aback, immediately apologized. Would Patton have the same tact? Unfortunately, I don't think so.