The commander must establish personal and comradely contact with his men, but without giving away one inch of authority.

For me, soldiers are all equal. Those black people wore your same uniform, fought on your side, and so you will be in the same jail.

Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone.

The battle is going very heavily against us. We're being crushed by the enemy weight. We are facing very difficult days, perhaps the most difficult that a man can undergo

Which would your men rather be, tired, or dead?

A risk is a chance you take; if it fails you can recover. A gamble is a chance taken; if it fails, recovery is impossible.

The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins.