Stephen Bull > Quotes

“The noise was unbelievable … to the point where you could hardly hear the screams of men.” Moreton Waitzman, US 29th Infantry Division, Omaha Beach”
― Stephen Bull, World War II: Last War Heroes

“The MG 34 has been justifiably described as revolutionary, being the first mass-issue weapon that could realistically fulfil virtually any task expected of a machine gun. In design terms points of interest included a relatively light weight of just over 12kg; an ability to use either ammunition belts or drums; the options of firing from a tripod, pintle, anti-aircraft mount, or lightweight bipod; and a brisk rate of fire averaging a maximum cyclic rate of well over 800 rounds per minute.”
― Stephen Bull, Second World War Infantry Tactics: The European Theatre

“Each little field [had] one gate … so each a little battlefield… So the Germans fought in that one, and when they got pushed out they fought in the next one.” Patrick Delaforce, Royal Horse Artillery, 11th Armoured Division”
― Stephen Bull, World War II: Last War Heroes

“Battles and wars are not won unless the infantry is standing on the land that once belonged to the enemy.”
― Stephen Bull, Second World War Infantry Tactics: The European Theatre