“To be defeated is pardonable; to be surprised – never!” Napoleon Bonaparte (Maxims of War, 1831) (Kiley, 2005) Reference Kiley, K. (2005) Thumbing through the Napoleonic Wars: The Words of Napoleon and Others Who May Have Influenced His Methods. Available from World Wide Web: http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/napoleon/c_quotes.html. [Accessed: 07 August, 2016].
“Never fight when you can’t win. Never fight when it’s not worth winning. Never fight for anger alone.” Unknown
“There are no bad regiments; there are only bad colonels.” Often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and Ulysses S. Grant (US Civil War General). Other variations include: “There are no bad troops. There are only bad leaders.” Brigadier General S.L.A. Marshall “In the British Army, there are no good battalions and no bad battalions, no good… Read More
“The amount of confusion in a command post is in direct proportion to the distance it is from the incident!” Unknown
“Good tactics not only leave your enemy defeated, but confused!” General Al Gray (29th Commandant of the US Marine Corps, 1987-1991).
“Whether people agree with you or not, is not as important as whether they believe you.” Unknown In a military context, it is important that personnel trust their commander is going to do/or is doing the right thing.
“Organizations created to fight the last war better are not going to win the next.” Lieutenant General James Maurice Gavin (1907-1990), …”a top Army administrator, a diplomat and a leading management consultant…” (Fowler, 1990) Sometimes presented as “Generals always fight the last war.” Of course, this does not take account of the fact that sometimes… Read More
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