"Every soldier must know, before he goes into……" — Bernard Law Montgomery
"Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole."
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17 Quotes by Bernard Law Montgomery
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Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: 'Do not march on Moscow'... Rule 2 is: Do…
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A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the…
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The Sappers really need no tribute from me; their reward lies in the glory of their achievement. The more science…
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Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.
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To us is given the honor of striking a blow for freedom which will live in history and in the…
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Air power is indivisible. If you split it up into compartments, you merely pull it to pieces and destroy its…
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If we lose the war in the air we lose the war and lose it quickly.
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Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: “Do not march on Moscow”. Various people have tried…
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I was well beaten myself, and I am better for it.
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As God once said, and I think rightly...
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There is such an equality among them that the officers have no authority. The privates are all generals, but not…
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Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got the quality of decision, then he is no…
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