I Would Rather Be The Hammer Than

In View Of My Services In Africa, I Have The Chance Of Dying By Poison. Two Generals Have Brought It With Them. It Is Fatal In Three Seconds. If I Take The Poison, None Of The Usual Steps Will Be Taken Against My Family; That Is, Against You. They Will Also Leave My Staff Alone.

There Is One Unalterable Difference Between A Soldier And A Civilian: The Civilian Never Does More Than He Is Paid To Do.

Anyone Who Has To Fight, Even With The Most Modern Weapons, Against An Enemy In Complete Command Of The Air, Fights Like A Savage Against Modern European Troops, Under The Same Handicaps And With The Same Chances Of Success.

Winning The Men's Confidence Requires Much Of A Commander. He Must Exercise Care And Caution, Look After His Men, Live Under The Same Hardships, And-above All- Apply Self Discipline. But Once He Has Their Confidence, His Men Will Follow Him Through Hell And High Water.

In Tunisia The Americans Had To Pay A Stiff Price For Their Experience, But It Brought Rich Dividends. Even At That Time, The American Generals Showed Themselves To Be Very Advanced In The Tactical Handling Of Their Forces, Although We Had To Wait Until The Patton Army In France To See The Most Astonishing Achievements In Mobile Warfare.