1 of 5: We're on the final day of our Tragic Ambition series. Before we close out, we'll unveil the final 5 lessons for @USArmy leaders from Operation Market Garden. 
2 of 5: Lesson 1⃣6⃣ [this one is not going to be popular with everyone] Don't be afraid to fire subordinates who either can't meet your intent or willfully refuse to.
3 of 5: Montgomery [who always thought he was the smartest guy in the room] openly disregarded and disrespected his senior British and American commander's since North Africa.
4 of 5: By rewarding his cavalier behavior, the British Army built a "too big to fail" concept around Monty. Eventually, it became a challenge for Ike to get Monty to follow the combined vision instead of his own.
FINAL: Monty's American doppelganger, Douglas MacArthur should be a lesson learned that it shouldn't take a potential nuclear incident to get soldiers to fall in line.
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