In an unwise move, Eisenhower in early September had diverted gasoline and ammunition from the American sector to Montgomery's theater. Montgomery, in a risky gambit, planned to leapfrog across the Rhine from Holland into the German Ruhr Valley, hoping to paralyze Germany's industrial heartland and end the war outright.
The result, however, was the disastrous Operation Market Garden, or "A Bridge Too Far," catastrophe.
If only, my military acumen been used wisely, instead of being wasted by
mediocre men of lesser ability - men harboring political aspirations - the
war would have ended much sooner than it did ... with a great savings in
lives and materials.
In August 1944 Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, commanding the 12th U.S. Army Group, abruptly halted the advance of the XV Corps of Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army.
The Mysterious Death of Gen. George S. Patton
I ordered Killing Patton several month ago from Amazon and finally read it a month or so ago. Bill O’Reilly has another Killing book coming out in September, titled, “Killing Reagan” I am going to order that when it comes available