William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Nothing is so good for the morale of the troops as occasionally to see a dead general.Collection: Army
Leadership is of the spirit, compounded of personality and vision.Collection: Leadership
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take choose the bolder.Collection: Inspirational
There are no bad regiments, there are only bad officers.Collection: Officers
Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may forget that, of all the allies, it was the Australians who first broke the invincibility of the Japanese army.Collection: Military
For the first time a British force had met, held and decisively defeated a major Japanese attack, and followed this up by driving the enemy out of the strongest possible natural positions.Collection: War
The Chinese soldier was tough, brave, and experienced. After all he had been fighting on his own without help for years. He was a veteran among the Allies.Collection: War