 Despite a great deal of official accolade and praise over the success of the operation , a number of criticisms have been made of the operation and the errors that were made . Several military historians have been critical of the need for the operation , with one historian , Barry Gregory , arguing that " Operation Varsity was not entirely necessary ... " Another historian , James A. Huston , argues that " ... had the same resources been employed on the ground , it is conceivable that the advance to the east might have been even more rapid than it was " . 
