What Montgomery Said When Patton Beat Him to Messina

What Montgomery Said When George S. Patton Beat Him to Sicily
August 17, 1943. British Field Marshal Montgomery arrived in Messina expecting to claim Sicily's ultimate prize—only to find American General Patton already there, grinning. "It was a horse race, Monty. We won!"
The race Montgomery never wanted to be in—and the humiliation he never forgot.

Sicily was supposed to be Montgomery's triumph. The careful British field marshal who'd beaten Rommel would lead the invasion while Patton's Americans played support. Then Patton refused to accept second place. He raced his Seventh Army across Sicily in a competition that shocked Allied command.

Discover what Montgomery actually said when Patton beat him:
✓ The condescending plan that put Americans second
✓ Patton's secret decision: "We're going to beat Monty to Messina"
✓ The race Montgomery didn't know he was in until too late
✓ The moment of humiliation in Messina city center
✓ Montgomery's bitter letters and lasting resentment
✓ How this race proved American forces had come of age

Based on official reports, private letters, witness testimonies, and post-war memoirs from both commanders.
The rivalry that defined Allied command—and the moment America stopped accepting second place.

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