Bernard Law Montgomery

Soldier

1887-11-17 – 1976-03-24

Bernard Law Montgomery was a senior British Army officer and field marshal who commanded Allied forces in key campaigns during World War II, including El Alamein. He later served in top NATO leadership roles.

Books by Bernard Law Montgomery

The memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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The path to leadership
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A concise history of warfare
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Quotes by Bernard Law Montgomery

Air power is indivisible. If you split it up into compartments, you merely pull it to pieces and destroy its greatest asset, its flexibility.
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Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.
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Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole.
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