The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis.

I was fascinated by the [operation] of a U-boat ... where every single man was an indispensable part of the whole. Every submariner, I am sure, has experienced in his heart [the joy of] the task entrusted to him [and] felt as rich as a king.

Our losses have reached an intolerable level. The enemy air force played a decisive role in inflicting these high losses.

Only ... from personal experience [can a man] take the necessary measures without a preliminary process of trial and error.

With the new weapons like the atom bomb, Russia would have it, too, and use it first. It is a very difficult world. But that trouble is imminent is obvious.

The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis.

I'm an old man at 54, without teeth, and with rheumatism.