[bongodriver]

Monty won El-Alamein because of the favourable odds he had (logistics, troops, exhausted enemy)

You underestimate the potential even a tired enemy has...remember the Battle of Britain.

Monty chose not to follow up on his victory by pushing the Germans out of Africa immediately

I thought bad weather started bogging everything down...

Then there was Operation Markey Garden in September, 1944, the attempt to take three key bridges in Holland that would make a breakout into the Ruhr Valley possible. Great idea; just poorly implemented, the result being the surrender of 6,000 British paratroopers at Arnhem and a temporary stalemate that was to last until that next spring.

Not strictly Monty's fault that German panzer units werent spotted nearby, it is perfectly forgiveable to have unanticipated results due to intel failiures, and that is the real reason the operation failed, bad implementation happened all the time throughout the war.

You clearly have a particular axe to grind against certain British leaders which seems to bias your contributions somewhat.

I have no particular love for that pompous orifice Monty myself but not everything he achieved can be discredited.