One interpretation credits Henderson with unusually effective management of the Royal Navy's political interests and sees his death as a lasting loss of that skill. A participant suggests Mountbatten as a counterexample. The reply rejects that comparison, distinguishing Mountbatten's confidence in his political ability from actual effectiveness. This brief disagreement concerns judgments of leadership, without detailed examples to settle the comparison.
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Henderson and Mountbatten as political operators
A brief disagreement distinguishes Henderson's political effectiveness from Mountbatten's reputation.