“[Patton] was not going to let the British field marshal ‘carry the ball’”.
Sometimes it seems Patton is more motivated to beat Monty than to beat the Nazis. He may have even liked Monty less than the Nazis.
The further the war in Europe progressed, the less most Americans like Monty.
My father says during the war it was well known that Patton did not like Monty and that many people did not like him. Plus, my father said that people knew that Monty was not a very good military commander.