General George S. Patton and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery were both well-decorated and successful battle proven leaders in the Second World War.  However, both men display stark differences in leadership and their overall success in the political infighting that accompanied the combined Allied forces necessary to defeat the German Wermacht.
    However while there were major disagreements between the two men they also displayed more similarities with each other then either officer had with any other General in the European Theater of Operations, (it seems like a good idea to exclude MacArther from all of this.  Both men essential began their distinct service in the deserts of North Africa and their paths essentially mirrored each other from this point forward.
     The combined Joint Chiefs of Staff loved neither Patton nor Montgomery.  Both were loved by the people back home who, especially during the first offensive campaigns were searching for a hero.  In this respect though, Montgomery was infinitely more successful then Patton and the two notorious slapping incidents.
     This website will attempt to ascertain the effectiveness of General Patton and Field Marshall Montgomery not only in terms of overall success but also the leadership displayed by both men to the men below them as well as General Eisenhower and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF).  This analysis will include sources ranging from respected WWII and Patton historian Martin Blumenson to the nephew of Patton Fredrick Ayers Jr.