GERMANS DRIVE TO POINT 4 MILES FROM MEUSE; MASS FORCES NEAR RIVER; 2 SALIENTS MERGED (12/27/44)

Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 12/27/44 | Drew Middleton, Frank L. Kluckhohn, George Horne, Arthur Krock, Hanson W. Baldwin

[woofer]

When was the “Nuts” response? Have we already passed it and was it reported in the NYT or in another article I missed?

Yesterday's edition. Page 4, first column low.

[henkster]

Maybe Stalin’s note was ghost-written by someone who thought he’d get more points for more words.

Stalin hired a lawyer?

[Tax-chick]

He could have just said “possession is 9/10ths of the law” and left it at that.

Maybe he's saving that bon mot for when they've taken Budapest.

[Seizethecarp]

I saw the “Nuts” response incorrectly reported yesterday as a simple “No.” Perhaps the reporter found the “Nuts” response to be incomprehensible or not credible or perhaps it hadn’t yet been fully reported...

[PapaNew]

Thanks, found it. Looks like it will be awhile before the “No” quote gets corrected to “Nuts.”

[PapaNew]

Atkinson’s The Guns at Last Light

I don't know who Atkinson is, but I sure don't agree with his assessment of Eisenhower and how his being honored "rang a bit tinny." The guy was a hero of the first order IMO. His instincts were good, except when he would let Monty influence him against his own best judgment as in Market-Garden.

Eisenhower's response to response to the German Ardenne offensive was exactly what was needed IMO. Immediately upon realizing the German counter-offense he mobilized troops from France and sent them speeding toward the fray overnight in anything that had four wheels. He immediately called a meeting of top generals that resulted in Patton's unprecedented ninety-degree turn and heroic rescue of Bastogne.

Atkinson also seems to slide over Monty's reluctance to act as though it were an anomaly which it was not - it was his MO.

From all of that, I would guess Atkinson was a British reporter/author.

[occamrzr06]

Atkinson also seems to slide over Monty's reluctance to act as though it were an anomaly which it was not - it was his MO. From all of that, I would guess Atkinson was a British reporter/author.

Atkinson actually is an American who has written extensively on military matters.

He is actually very flattering towards Ike and especially Patton.

He is pretty fair about Montgomery, while acknowledging his brilliance, he also writes about Monty's petulant childish behavior.

Like I said, wait until tomorrow when Ike drops the hammer.....Oh, I've said too much.