Messages can't be intercepted if they aren't sent, can they?

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

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

There are always times where the place of a commander isn't back with his Major State, but onward with his troops.

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

One must not judge everyone in the world by his qualities as a soldier: otherwise we should have no civilization.

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.