In The Absence Of Orders, Go Find

In View Of My Services In Africa, I Have The Chance Of Dying By Poison. Two Generals Have Brought It With Them. It Is Fatal In Three Seconds. If I Take The Poison, None Of The Usual Steps Will Be Taken Against My Family; That Is, Against You. They Will Also Leave My Staff Alone.

In A Man-to-man Fight, The Winner Is He Who Has One More Round In His Magazine.

The Enemy Must Be Annihilated Before He Reaches Our Main Battlefield. We Must Stop Him In The Water, Destroying All His Equipment While It Is Still Afloat!

Manstein Is A Man Of Illusions. ... He Believes Hitler Will Listen To Facts.

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.