[PW] ? Source of a Gen. Omar Bradley Quotation

[Jeanne Schramm]

Here is a very similar quote and is usually preceded with the expression "as
they say in the military,"
    "Amateurs worry about strategy.  Dilettantes worry about tactics.
Professionals worry about logistics."
Jeanne Schramm, WLSC, W. Liberty, WV   26074

On 4/10/07, Thornlow, Bruce <Thornlowb at ndu.edu> wrote:
>
> Hello -
> I'm seeking the exact source for the following quotation: "Amateurs talk
> strategy, professionals talk logistics".
>
> Although it has been generally attributed to Gen. Omar Bradley, I cannot
> find the original source.
>
> Now, I'm suspicious that he even said it at all, because I located a
> statement by Gen. Lord Wavell that is strikingly similar.  In an article
> titled: The General is a Front-line Man"; NY Times dated May 21, 1944,
> Gen. Wavell is attributed as saying "that the real difference between
> the amateur and the professional strategist is that the latter
> understands the problems of supplies and logistics, and thus knows what
> is possible and impossible."
>
> Therefore, I'm asking, can anyone locate a an original source for the
> quote attributed to Bradley?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Bruce
> thornlowb at ndu.edu
>
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