Моё знание римской истории скверное. Описанная стратегия вызывает в памяти личность из истории ХХ века. Фельдмаршал Монтгомери неоднократно подвергался критике за свою "медлительность", осторожность, стремление перестраховаться и собрать все возможные резервы (даже в ущерб кому-то ещё) и т.д. В период ВМВ — политиками (включая Черчиля), коллегами, начальниками. После войны — историками. Иногда он представляется своего рода антиподом не только бывшему сопернику в Африке Роммелю, но и таким харизматичным союзным генералам, как Паттон.
История из раннего периода службы будущего фельдмаршала.
1911 г, Бомбей. "Монти" — первый лейтенант. Это стоит прочтения в оригинале (выделение моё):
"... an incident involving the crew of the German battleship Gneisenau which visited Bombay during his service there. As was often done in such circumstances, the British challenged the visitors to a friendly soccer game. The British Army team was highly skilled and Montgomery, who was officer in charge of sports, was advised by his commander to field only his second-string squad against the German sailors who, spending most of their time at sea, were unlikely to be very good at the game. To take advantage of the Germans’ inferior skill on the soccer field would be embarrassing to both British and German officers and to other dignitaries who would be watching the match. But Montgomery chose to ignore the advice and fielded his best players. In a game where final scores rarely rise above single digits, the result was a 40-0 victory for the British. Asked to explain his perverse behavior, Montgomery explained, “I was not taking any risks with Germans.”"
Gelb, Norman. Ike and Monty: Generals at War (p. 42). Sharpe Books. Kindle Edition.
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Пунические войны, Кунктатор.
Моё знание римской истории скверное. Описанная стратегия вызывает в памяти личность из истории ХХ века. Фельдмаршал Монтгомери неоднократно подвергался критике за свою "медлительность", осторожность, стремление перестраховаться и собрать все возможные резервы (даже в ущерб кому-то ещё) и т.д. В период ВМВ — политиками (включая Черчиля), коллегами, начальниками. После войны — историками. Иногда он представляется своего рода антиподом не только бывшему сопернику в Африке Роммелю, но и таким харизматичным союзным генералам, как Паттон.
История из раннего периода службы будущего фельдмаршала.
1911 г, Бомбей. "Монти" — первый лейтенант. Это стоит прочтения в оригинале (выделение моё):
"... an incident involving the crew of the German battleship Gneisenau which visited Bombay during his service there. As was often done in such circumstances, the British challenged the visitors to a friendly soccer game. The British Army team was highly skilled and Montgomery, who was officer in charge of sports, was advised by his commander to field only his second-string squad against the German sailors who, spending most of their time at sea, were unlikely to be very good at the game. To take advantage of the Germans’ inferior skill on the soccer field would be embarrassing to both British and German officers and to other dignitaries who would be watching the match. But Montgomery chose to ignore the advice and fielded his best players. In a game where final scores rarely rise above single digits, the result was a 40-0 victory for the British. Asked to explain his perverse behavior, Montgomery explained, “I was not taking any risks with Germans.”"
Gelb, Norman. Ike and Monty: Generals at War (p. 42). Sharpe Books. Kindle Edition.