Carleton,
The History Channel made note of the fact that MG was the only time that Montgomery seemed to step out of his usual approach towards battle, that being using a set-piece approach. It is a well known fact that Eisenhower and Montgomery had their moments....and Patton and Montgomery really had their moments. The account of how hard it was to keep the acrimony between "friends" at a level that the coalition of US/UK forces could be successful is in itself a very interesting study.
Senior commanders are not always known for their small egos....on either side. It speaks well of Churchill, Roosevelt, and their senior military leaders that the alliance worked as well as it did.
Tigs,
No problem.....arguing about Montgomery seems to be a never ending situation between the Brits and the Yanks.....needless to say I prefer the Patton types to the Montgomery types...and neither are typical of either military system....and both were great military leaders.