When Eagles Dare Quotes

“Amateurs went into battle with faith that the equipment they checked out the day before would be ready. Professionals constantly checked their equipment. They were obsessive compulsive with their checking. It made sense. If a weapon failed when most needed, they were dead.”
― Doug Dandridge, When Eagles Dare

“Humans had been fighting among themselves for thousands of years and had evolved the principles that led to victory. Or at least to not being an easy victim. One of the principles was to assume if you’d thought of something, the enemy might have as well. If they hadn’t, and you wasted a little bit of effort, no harm done. If they had, and you didn’t make the effort, you could get burned. Being burned in a military situation often led to death.”
― Doug Dandridge, When Eagles Dare