Posted on 05/25/2014 5:15:30 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
History has not been kind to General Mark Clark. Vain, thin skinned, glory-seeking and unimaginative, his 5th army never had significant military success. And in my opinion, his low reputation was fully merited.
I agree completely. Clark’s dash for Rome is showboating, plain and simple. I’m sure the Brits, French and Poles who kicked open the Gustav line were gritting their teeth.
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