The biographer said that although he had no evidence that Montgomery had a physical relationship with those boys who were friendly to him, he had no doubt that Montgomery was passionate about their love. Swiss boy LucienTrueb is one of them. When Montgomery met him in 1946, Trubu was only 12 years old. They have corresponded for many years.
Although there have been rumors about Montgomery's sexual interest, this new book will still cause controversy. Monty's only son, David, now Viscount Montgomery, denied that his father was gay when he was on vacation in Jamaica at the end of last month. He said, "Hamilton wrote books just to make a sensation in the newspaper."
David refused to believe Hamilton's suggestion that his parents' marriage existed in name only. He said, "What I want to say is that as far as I know, their marriage is happy." However, Montgomery also confirmed that in the nearly forty years after his wife died, his father had never been close to any woman. "He never intended to remarry," said the viscount. He is ashamed to face women. " His father never allows women to enter his headquarters.
Hamilton, a visiting professor at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, said that the starting point of his new book to be published this summer is not to dispel the reputation of a man he respects as a "revolutionary" commander, but to explain it.
Hamilton said, "I have always been curious to know why he is such a revolutionary commander. I believe the crux of the problem lies in his sex life. The love for young people linked Montgomery with his liaison officer and the fate of young people, and he cared about their happiness.
Hamilton said that his father Dennis might disagree with him. He admitted, "such exposure will make him angry." Dennis Hamilton worked for Montgomery during the war and later served as its media consultant. In 1950s, when he was the editor of The Sunday Times, he took Montgomery's war memoirs to the newspaper for serialization.
Montgomery was born in 1887. He took part in World War I and devoted the rest of his life to the army. After defeating Rommel, he became a national hero and was also the commander of the British army when it launched the Battle of Attack Day. It is said that he had an unhappy childhood and had a bad relationship with his mother. His brother died at the age of 13. 1927, he married Elizabeth. 1937, his wife died suddenly, leaving him a son. Montgomery's father and son were estranged and didn't make up until later in life.
Hamilton believes that Montgomery's enthusiasm for the little boy may stem from his expectation of "rebuilding youth". He defended that the publication of his new book was "timely" because gays and lesbians were allowed to join the army openly in Britain last year.
Hamilton said that there was "homosexuality" between himself and Montgomery, although it was only spiritual. "He called me Er Er, but it is incorrect to regard this as the so-called father-son relationship."
Other Montgomery biographers refused to seriously consider Hamilton's book. AlistairHorne, the author of TheLonelyLeader, said that this book is pure "psychological nonsense".