Monty, and the British, did a decent job of keeping pressure on the German northern flank and preventing disaster. Hodges, or Bradley, may not have been up to the task. Monty had ego problems, but he was just a good enough general to do what was needed.
We were lucky to allies like Great Britain and men like Monty on our side.
IMHO I think that both Hodges and Bradley were up to the tasks in handling the Germans. However by putting Monty, (cough, gasp) in charge of the north side of the “Bulge” it would have made Eisenhower’s job much easier in getting British reinforcements if they would have been needed.
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