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If memory serves, Churchill had the gall to make a somewhat disdainful metaphor regarding the Italian campaign. Of course, overall, I like Churchill, he certainly towered over a good many politicians of his time (which make his occasional stupidity and vanity particularly frustrating to contemplate). A book you may enjoy, “The Desert Generals”, was written with very little reference to the US forces in the Africa campaign, it’s superb.


34 posted on 12/07/2007 9:01:17 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Friday, December 7, 2007_____________________https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Corelli Barnett. Loved his description of Monty -”take a sledgehammer to crack a walnut”...


37 posted on 12/07/2007 9:51:56 PM PST by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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