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.
Corelli Barnett. Loved his description of Monty -”take a sledgehammer to crack a walnut”...