Interesting column on battles during the Normandy campaign that are not discussed much. Having just watched "A Bridge Too Far" for the second time after many years, I'd been interested in your analysis and comments on Operation Market Garden, another ambitious failure by Field Marshall Montgomery.
General comment about Allied logistical skills.
Overlord showed the Western Allies to have the best logistical capability of any military in memory.
The pier at Gaza showed that the US military has lost that institutional memory.
Interesting column on battles during the Normandy campaign that are not discussed much. Having just watched "A Bridge Too Far" for the second time after many years, I'd been interested in your analysis and comments on Operation Market Garden, another ambitious failure by Field Marshall Montgomery.
I may get around to that, though it’s beyond the scope of my Overlord series.
Great Article