15Shaef

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 18:02:53 -0500

On the one hand, the post-D-Day command was an amazingly cooperative venture of Brits, Americans and others. The actuality, of course, was more difficult. The Brits thought Eisenhower and the Americans were poor tacticians, stuck in the WWI pattern of full frontal attacks. The Brits, after experiencing that approach in WWI, advocated maneuverability and sudden, massive response when they found a weak spot. George Patton also "got it." The Brits ended up in operational charge of the combined navies, ground forces, and air forces. They were comfortable with Eisenhower as their "military statesman," who got along with everyone.