[sharktrager]

Actually, the Patton/Montgomery feud is myth. They weren't friends, but they were not the bitter rivals portrayed in the film. They actually had as much respect for one another as 2 men with egos that large could.

The producers of the film needed a foil for Patton, and Montgomery was an obvious choice.

[xzins]

I've read Monty's autobiography.

He certainly had a large enough ego....I'm not sure 2 egos that big could fit inside one tent, one briefing room, ...

[Snuffington]

Actually, the Patton/Montgomery feud is myth. They weren't friends, but they were not the bitter rivals portrayed in the film. They actually had as much respect for one another as 2 men with egos that large could.

True. Monty's real feud was with Eisenhower. And that was actually quite civil.

Funny thing, though. Contrary to the film, General Bradley seems to have earnestly disliked Patton - though Patton seemed to have been as fond of Bradley as the film depicts. General Bradley was the chief military advisor to the movie, so one assumes he later relented, or at least thought it wise not to air his dislike in such a public way. But Patton biographer Calos D'Este discovered some pretty solid evidence that Bradley was no fan of Patton's during the war.