# Was General Bernard Montgomery worth a shit? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 22, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-general-bernard-montgomery-worth-a-shit/691353 "2014-06-22T05:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 160
**Author:** ![Hugo\_First](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@Hugo\_First](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugo_First)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-general-bernard-montgomery-worth-a-shit/691353/160 "2014-07-01T20:16:15Z")
> [@Human\_Action](#): > > First, this isn’t a Montgomery knocking thread, and this very thread contains criticism of, at a mimimum, Patton and Rommel. > > Second, poor Bradley seems seldom discussed, but that’s not true of: > > [Patton & Rommel](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=137706&highlight=Patton) The Patton Rommel thread is pretty anodyne. None of the personal invective you see in this thread. More tellingly in a thread about 2 other Gernerals look what pops up > [@Patton or Rommel -- Who would you want on your side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patton-or-rommel-who-would-you-want-on-your-side/130543/9): > > I mean no offense to our European brethern (specifically the British ones) but I was always under the impression \*\*that Monty was a putz. \*\* If Rommel is to Lee as Patton was to Grant then Monty would be paired up with McClellan. > [@Patton or Rommel -- Who would you want on your side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patton-or-rommel-who-would-you-want-on-your-side/130543/12): > > Personally, I think Monty was certainly flawed as a leader – cold, fussy, too concerned with details and being ‘tidy’ – . It seems a sideways swipe is obligatory! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-general-bernard-montgomery-worth-a-shit/691353)._