To Secure Peace Is To Prepare For

The Heart Of France Lies Between Brussels And Paris.

It Is Even Better To Act Quickly And Err Than To Hesitate Until The Time Of Action Is Past.

Many Intelligence Reports In War Are Contradictory; Even More Are False, And Most Are Uncertain.

But The Main Point Is That Soldiers, After Fighting For Some Time, Are Apt To Be Like Burned-out Cinders. They Have Shot Off Their Ammunition, Their Numbers Have Been Diminished, Their Strength And Their Morale Are Drained, And Possibly Their Courage Has Vanished As Well. As An Organic Whole, Quite Apart From Their Loss In Numbers, They Are Far From Being What They Were Before The Action; And Thus The Amount Of Reserves Spent Is An Accurate Measure On The Loss Of Morale.

There Is Nothing More Common Than To Find Considerations Of Supply Affecting The Strategic Lines Of A Campaign And A War.