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It Doesn't Take a Hero: The Autobiography of General Norman Schwarzkopf

Book by Norman Schwarzkopf · 5 quotes · People, Army, Advantage

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“From the time I was twelve years old until I retired last year at the age of fifty-seven, the Army was my life. I loved commanding soldiers and being around people who had made a serious commitment to serve their country.”

“It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.”

“Had the United States and the United Kingdom gone on alone to capture Baghdad, under the provisions of the Geneva and Hague conventions we would have been considered occupying powers and therefore would have been responsible for all the costs of maintaining or restoring government, education and other services for the people of Iraq.”