Carlo D'Este called Dempsey's comments "excessively harsh" but historians generally support them, suggesting that a great opportunity swiftly to capture Caen had been squandered by Bucknall.
Selv om D'Este kalder Dempseys kommentarer "overdrevent barske", støttes de generelt af historikerne, som antyder, at en stor mulighed for en hurtig erobring af Caen blev spildt af Bucknall.