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

If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it.

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.

I would rather he had given me one more division

Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, but brains saves both.

Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.

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.