Edson Raff

"Germans- businessmen who know their business. They have the finesse of experience. Watch out for deception when fighting them. To try the same ruse twice against them is fooling yourself. A possum gam…"

"One day in August, 1940, an article in the New York Times caught my eye. It was the announcement that a test platoon of American parachutists had been formed at Fort Benning, Georgia, and had gone int…"

"The Douglas C-47 flown by these pilots is a worthy workhorse, far better than any other plane in its class, Allied or Axis. Even with relatively new pilots flying it, the craft behaves as any faithful…"

"Rumors in military organizations are rampant at all times. They spread rapidly."

"Airborne operations must be preceded by subterfuges in terms of diversions, ruses, rumors, and decoys. The enemy observer must cry "Wolf!" so often that when the real operation takes place no one list…"

"American troops- with more battle experience and basic instruction in laying and lifting mines, booby traps, night combat, Americans will be the superior soldiers they have been in every war. There ar…"

"Let members of your staff know what's going on. Otherwise give them rifles. They would rather fight."

"Italians- good fighters with Germans calling the signals; otherwise, bush-leaguers."