3 FEBRUARY 1950, Page 16

SIR,—Sir James Grigg in his review of Romnzel bylBrigadier Desmond

Young comments adversely on the fact that Field-Marshal Montgomery was not among those who contributed to an appreciation of Rommel. It is a fact that Field-Marshal Montgomery took over command of the Eighth Army at a time when it was superior in equipment and man- power to Rommel's forces. The British Cabinet had realised that the tanks it had previously been supplying were inadequate. Surely any army commander worth his salt would have achieved results similar to Montgomery? ' Brigadier Young very fairly explains all this and, perhaps, Sir James Grigg need look no further for his explanation.—Yours

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