November 9, 2007 (LPAC)--"First of all he's a psychopath," Eisenhower said of Winston Churchill's favorite Field Marshal, Bernard Law Montgomery. "Don't forget that."

The archives of journalist, and author of {The Longest Day}, and {A Bridge Too Far}, Cornelius Ryan, have been opened to the public. Selections of Ryan's archive are part of an exhibition at the University of Edinburgh, according to a report in today's Times. The archive itself is held at the University of Ohio.

In a 1963 interview, Eisenhower continued, "He is such an egocentric that the man thinks... everything he has ever done is perfect -- has never made a mistake in his life, and on top of that he is just a... His memory is bad, very bad, but he thinks it's perfect, so I don't... He even says that all the tactical operations after he landed from D-Day went absolutely according to plan."

In his reference to D-Day, Eisenhower is referring to "Monty's" denying the historical fact that he failed miserably in breaking through German defenses after the landings on Normandy Beach. A breakthrough only became possible after Eisenhower shifted command from Monty to the American General Omar Bradley, who made a spectacular breakthrough within days, that led to the fall of most of France within in a matter of weeks.