Constant Quote by Ferdinand Foch

“To inform, and, therefore to reconnoitre , this is the first and constant duty of the advanced guard.” quote by Ferdinand Foch — Download Open image

“To inform, and, therefore to reconnoitre , this is the first and constant duty of the advanced guard.”

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The laurels of victory are at the point of the enemy bayonets. They must be plucked there; they must be carried by a hand-to-hand…

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A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.

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My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.

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In tactics, action is the governing rule of war.

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Aviation is fine as a sport. But as an instrument of war, it is worthless.

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Far from being a sum of distinct and partial results, victory is the consequence of efforts, some of which are victorious while others appear…

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In war there are none but particular cases; everything has there an individual nature; nothing ever repeats itself. In the first place, the data…

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The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.

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One is defeated only when one accepts defeat.

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I am conscious of having served England as I served my own country.

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The unknown is the governing principle of war.

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The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious.

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The invention of gunpowder and the constant improvement of firearms are enough in themselves to show that the advance of civilization has done nothing…

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