Christopher Vokes: Quotes about war

Christopher Vokes was Canadian general. Explore interesting quotes on war.

Christopher Vokes: 32 quotes0 likes

“I reckon that the Bailey Bridge and the bulldozer were the greatest advances in military engineering in the years between World War I and World War II.”

Christopher Vokes

My Service Before The War, p. 56
Vokes - My Story (1985)

“Perhaps if Hitler had had the wisdom to withdraw his troops and prepare for the defense of his own country, Germany, despite the loss of face this would entail in the losing of all Italy, then the course of the war, if not the outcome, would have been quite different.”

Christopher Vokes

Italy, p. 133
Vokes - My Story (1985)

“Generals do not always run wars the way they would like to, nor the troops under them.”

Christopher Vokes

Sicily, p. 109
Vokes - My Story (1985)