I Was Well Beaten Myself, And I

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.

The Sappers Really Need No Tribute From Me; Their Reward Lies In The Glory Of Their Achievement. The More Science Intervenes In Warfare, The More Will Be The Need For Engineers In Field Armies; In The Late War There Were Never Enough Sappers At Any Time. Their Special Tasks Involved The Upkeep And Repair Of Communications; Roads, Bridges, Railways, Canals, Mine Sweeping. The Sappers Rose To Great Heights In World War Ii And Their Contribution To Victory Was Beyond All Calculations.

My Own Definition Of Leadership Is This: The Capacity And The Will To Rally Men And Women To A Common Purpose And The Character Which Inspires Confidence.

Decisions! And A General, A Commander In Chief Who Has Not Got The Quality Of Decision, Then He Is No Good.

Air Power Is Indivisible. If You Split It Up Into Compartments, You Merely Pull It To Pieces And Destroy Its Greatest Asset - Its Flexibility.