Montgomery would sacrifice a thousand men to gain a foot in territory...just so long as it wasn't British Isle soldiers that died. Any of the other of the Queen's subjects (Canadian, Indian, Irish, Australian, New Zealanders, etc.) were mere cannon fodder to him. When America entered the European theatre, it was a mistake to let him utilize our troops for his purposes. Ike should have sent him to Omaha Beach instead of our boys. The Brits got the easy duty at Normandy as I feel that Ike felt sorry for them losing the first half of the conflict and wanting to placate Churchill's ego for not involving him in the plans.
Brave men facing the Germans' crack troops during this battle along the Rhine; they are the ones who made the difference. Thanks for the good story about their courage. Not much detali written about those waning days of WWII in Europe. The attention had been shifted to the Pacific by then and the coverage by the press had diminished with Hitler all but done for.
Montgomery. Worst allied general of the war, except for the North Africa campaign; still his casualties were enormous there. His awful strategy cost many Americans their lives needlessly in Market Garden; it was tantamount to cowardice in the face of the enemy. He should have been relieved, not Patton.
