In conformity with time-honored Army custom the bristling new brooms of Gen erals Eisenhower and Devers swept through each other's former command. In North Africa General Devers, fresh from England, bore down on "reports," especially "lazy reports," demanded action in the flesh rather than on paper. In Britain General Ike, fresh from Africa, ordered the well-pressed Military Police into still sharper uniforms.
The M.P.'s − walking show-windows for the Army − burgeoned with new white hel mets, white webbing belts, white leggings, and snow-white gloves which made even the peerage envious. For...
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