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.

One cannot permit unique opportunities to slip by for the sake of trifles.

To every man of us, Tobruk was a symbol of British resistance and we were now going to finish with it for good.

I would rather he had given me one more division

It's better for one to die than for all of us to be killed in a shooting affray. Anyway, we've practically no ammunition.

The peril of the hour moved the British to tremendous exertions, just as always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible. Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.

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.