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.

A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors.

Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.

The harder the fighting and the longer the war, the more the infantry, and in fact all the arms, lean on the gunners.

Air power is indivisible. If you split it up into compartments, you merely pull it to pieces and destroy its greatest asset - its flexibility.

As God once said, and I think rightly.

Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got the quality of decision, then he is no good.