I emphatically disagree with statements of so-called military experts that victory was ours for the taking at any time during my period of command with the limited forces at our disposal and without widening the scope of the conflict. Korea's mountainous terrain literally soaks up infantry. We never had enough men, whereas the enemy not only had sufficient manpower to block our offensives, but could make and hold small gains of his own.


p. 2 - From the Danube to the Yalu (1954)


I emphatically disagree with statements of so-called military experts that victory was ours for the taking at any time during my period of command...

I emphatically disagree with statements of so-called military experts that victory was ours for the taking at any time during my period of command...

I emphatically disagree with statements of so-called military experts that victory was ours for the taking at any time during my period of command...

I emphatically disagree with statements of so-called military experts that victory was ours for the taking at any time during my period of command...