One Cannot Permit Unique Opportunities To Slip

The Peril Of The Hour Moved The British To Tremendous Exertions, Just As Always In A Moment Of Extreme Danger Things Can Be Done Which Had Previously Been Thought Impossible. Mortal Danger Is An Effective Antidote For Fixed Ideas.

I Would Rather He Had Given Me One More Division

But Courage Which Goes Against Military Expediency Is Stupidity, Or, If It Is Insisted Upon By A Commander, Irresponsibility.

Men Are Basically Smart Or Dumb And Lazy Or Ambitious. The Dumb And Ambitious Ones Are Dangerous And I Get Rid Of Them. The Dumb And Lazy Ones I Give Mundane Duties. The Smart Ambitious Ones I Put On My Staff. The Smart And Lazy Ones I Make My Commanders.

The Future Battle On The Ground Will Be Preceded By Battle In The Air. This Will Determine Which Of The Contestants Has To Suffer Operational And Tactical Disadvantages And Be Forced Throughout The Battle Into Adoption Compromise Solutions.