--- title: "5 Recount-of-war Quotes by 2 authors" description: "Browse 5 Recount-of-war quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Recount-of-war sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/mark-ellis-34313_documented_crete-may-1941-it-was-nearly-five-o-cloc_235565.jpg" --- > [“Crete, May 1941. It was nearly five o’clock when the three soldiers reached the end of the olive grove. The dust-filled air…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/crete-may-1941-it-was-nearly-five-o-clock-when-the-three-soldiers/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/mark-ellis-34313_documented_crete-may-1941-it-was-nearly-five-o-cloc_235565.jpg) > [“  “I am running back my tent to get my sub-machinegun. There are too many Noggies to kill using a pistol!” He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-kramer/i-am-running-back-my-tent-to-get-my-sub-machinegun-there-are-too-many/) [Michael G. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-kramer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/381/michael-g-kramer-19957_documented_i-am-running-back-my-tent-to-get-my-sub_1507022.jpg) > [“He said, “Sir, we are in a very bad position! We have lost many soldiers KIA (Killed in Action) and many more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-kramer/he-said-sir-we-are-in-a-very-bad-position-we-have-lost-many-soldiers/) [Michael G. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-kramer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/581/michael-g-kramer-19957_death_he-said-sir-we-are-in-a-very-bad-positio_1562640.jpg) > [“John F Kennedy (President Elect) was at the White house in order to confer with his predecessor Dwight Eisenhower. He was told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-kramer/john-f-kennedy-president-elect-was-at-the-white-house-in-order-to/) [Michael G. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-kramer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/michael-g-kramer-19957_documented_john-f-kennedy-president-elect-was-at-th_2098840.jpg) > [“Although enemy forces had overrun the mortar and some gun positions, they did not have everything their own way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-kramer/although-enemy-forces-had-overrun-the-mortar-and-some-gun-positions/) [Michael G. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-kramer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/michael-g-kramer-19957_documented_although-enemy-forces-had-overrun-the-mo_2642028.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/recount-of-war/#itemlist", "name": "Recount-of-war Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Crete, May 1941. 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