▁command ▁for ▁their ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Arn hem , ▁s tere ot yp ing ▁them ▁as ▁' diff icult ' ▁and ▁' in comp et ent '. ▁Later ▁military ▁comment ators ▁have ▁generally ▁con cur red ▁that ▁the ▁Pol es ▁had ▁a ▁distinguished ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁that ▁their ▁commander ' s ▁ideas ▁could ▁have ▁won ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁Al lies , ▁while ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁and ▁Brow ning ▁were ▁hyp oc rit ical , ▁self ▁serving ▁and ▁even ▁political , ▁given ▁the ▁Great ▁Power ▁politics ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁Poland ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁USS R ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁was ▁complicated . ▁The ▁main ▁Western ▁Pow ers , ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁UK , ▁understood ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁defe ating ▁Germany , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁allowing ▁Soviet ▁propag anda ▁to ▁vil ify ▁their ▁Polish ▁al ly . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁E . ▁H . ▁Car r , ▁the ▁assistant ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Times , ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁leaders ▁( editor ial s ) ▁taking ▁the ▁Soviet ▁side ▁in ▁Polish - S ov iet ▁disput es . ▁In ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Car r ▁question ed ▁whether ▁the ▁Polish ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile ▁even ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁speak ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Poland . ▁Car r ▁wrote ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁extremely ▁doubt ful ▁to ▁him ▁whether ▁the ▁Polish ▁government ▁had ▁“ an ▁exclusive ▁title ▁to