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

[Towse]

"various"

... also attributed specifically to Field Marshall Sir Archibald
Percival Wavell. If so, perhaps found in GENERALS AND GENERALSHIP,
1941?

The Air Force Logistics Management Agency quote collection for the Air
Force Logistician attributes it to "anonymous."

<http://www.aflma.hq.af.mil/lgj/Quotes%20for%20the%20Air%20Force%20Logistician.pdf>

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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