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I Prefer El Alamein’s Early Stuff (with Pierre Novellie) | Monty vs Rommel (Part 3/4)
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Farting In A Lift
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Fin reads a vivid contemporary account of the desert conditions: fine sand infiltrating vehicles, weapons, food, and 'bodily orifices,' constant flies drawn to dead bodies and corned beef, scorpions, sandstorms that stopped fighting altogether. Horatio notes the Australians performed particularly well in this theater, probably because the conditions broadly resembled home. The discussion then turns to Monty's leadership philosophy: where Rommel was improvisational, speed-addicted, and led from the front, Monty wanted to know every variable before committing — a style compared to José Mourinho. Pierre identifies this as autistic in the most productive sense: a refusal to act under uncertainty, framed as planning every detail of a night out before agreeing to go. Fin notes that Monty also cared unusually deeply about preserving his men's lives — whether from empathy or because they were expensively trained resources is left open. [1] — Pierre Novellie "Montgomery's defining tactical principle was simple: never attack unless you are certain of victory. Pierre frames this as an autistic refu…" 18:09
Montgomery's defining tactical principle was simple: never attack unless you are certain of victory. Pierre frames this as an autistic refusal to tolerate social ambiguity — the same instinct that makes autistic people plan every detail of a night out applied to total war.
