Why does soldiers leave the protection of his trench hole in the ground and go forward in the face of shot and shell? It is because of the leader who is in front of him and his comrades who are… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
The first duty of a leader is optimism. How does your subordinate feel after meeting with you? Does he feel uplifted? If not, you are not a leader. — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
If we lose the war in the air we lose the war and we lose it quickly. — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
Rule 1, on page I of the book of war, is: "Do not march on Moscow". Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler,… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
To us is given the honor of striking a blow for freedom which will live in history and in the better days that lie… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
Let no man surrender so long as he is unwounded and can fight. — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
The Sappers really need no tribute from me; their reward lies in the glory of their achievement. The more science intervenes in warfare, the… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
The harder the fighting and the longer the war, the more the infantry, and in fact all the arms, lean on the gunners. — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
On the eve of this great adventure I send my best wishes to every soldier in the Allied team. To us is given the… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
Why does soldiers leave the protection of his trench hole in the ground and go forward in the face of shot and shell? It… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
The commander must decide how he will fight the battle before it begins. He must then decide who he will use the military effort… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
There is such an equality among them that the officers have no authority. The privates are all generals, but not soldiers. — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
