Breathing space Quote by Georgy Zhukov

“They say the German soldiers fight blindly, with only such knowledge of their objectives as is absolutely necessary to send them forward. We believe…

— Albertus Wright Catlin

“...and, without once looking back, walk down the road through the forest. If the Germans want to shoot me, let them. I am too…

— Audie Murphy

I am particularly interested in the indications that the people seem to understand and approve the necessity of pursuing the course that will prevent…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Precautionary measure. With those words any deaths could be justified. Better to destroy your own people than there be a chance a German soldier…

— Tom Rob Smith

“Before a battle or a landing, you get a little nervous tension. Once the shooting starts it goes away. You don’t have time to…

— Charles Brandt

“pump,” Marshall added. Brooke had spotted a whimbrel, a yellow wagtail, and five small owls. He had also seen this American argument winging around…

— Rick Atkinson

“For we Germans are snoring, buried in sleep and wine, and we are destitute of leaders who could measure up in wisdom, strategy, and…

— Martin Luther

“The handful of Germans who had reached the trench had been sacrificed for the stupid sort of fun called. Strategy, probably. Stupid! . .…

— Ford Madox Ford

“Ill-advisedly, the western Allies, following the defeat of Germany in World War I, sought to punish and degrade their adversary rather than rebuilding the…

— Charles River Editors

“Hitler would later claim that his evacuation from the front had ended the happiest chapter of his life. In the trenches he had escaped…

— Joseph E. Persico

“The present destruction of Europe would not be complete and thorough had the German people not accepted freely [the Nazi] plan, participated voluntarily in…

— Raphael Lemkin

Lord God, let us never hesitate or play the coward, let us never forget the duty which we have taken upon us… We are…

— Adolf Hitler