Fundamentally only two great novelties have come out of recent warfare. They are: (1) mechanical vehicles, which relieve the Soldier of equipment hitherto carried by him; (2) air supply, which relieves the vehicle of the road.

The starting point for the understanding of war is the understanding of human nature.

At the vital point of truth, we all become a conscientious objector.

Battles are won through the ability of men to express concrete ideas in clear and unmistakable language.

The far object of a training system is to prepare the combat officer mentally so that he can cope with the unusual and unexpected as if it were the altogether normal and give him poise in a situation where all else is in disequilibrium.

Studies by Medical Corps psychiatrists of combat fatigue cases... found that fear of killing, rather than fear of being killed, was the most common cause of battle failure, and that fear of failure ran a strong second.

The battlefield is cold... it is the lonesomest place which men share together.