Maj/Gen R Rohmer/Monty
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Posted by Jules Deschenes from Canada on April 19, 2021 at 19:31:17:
Have just finished reading Patton's Gap (the 1989 updated version) by Rohmer. I was right. Monty was a dud. His victory at Alamein was because he used Auchinlek's plan. Every Op he planned after that failed. Monty would never let anyone help him plan an Op. It took him 34 days to get out of Caen. It reached a point that Churchill wanted to remove him but didn't because he thought it would be bad for British morale. When Patton was on a tear towards the Gap everyone was stopped by Monty while he contempleted navel fuzz. Patton was po'd because he wanted to link with the Canadians and stop the flow of Germans. Therefore Patton's Gap was really Monty's folly (as usual).
On a lighter note there is movement afoot and word is being passed along that on April 30th (yes this year) that NO ONE buy gas at the pumps. The day before or after but not on the 30th. I don't quite understand what this will achieve but aparently some number crunchers do.
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