From: Bill Lucy 

In article , adam_NO_{at}_SPAM_softfab.com says...
> > And I say that even though as a President,
> > I thought he was close to being an utter disaster.
> >
>
> Much like his running of the Western theatre then.

Had Ike abandoned the southern campaign in eastern France, Monty's ideas
would have borne fruit -- get to the Ruhr valley and drive a stake into the
ability of the Germans to provide logistical support.

The Germans realize in 1940 that attacking through eastern France was
unneccessary. Not only the Maginot Line was a problem. The Moselle River
and its tributaries were a big problem for any armored elements without
huge engineering feats.

Easier to attack from the Ardennes.

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