Just a few words of wisdom from some of History's military greats...
Gunny

"If the enemy's dispositions are visible, we can make for him in one body; whereas, our own dispositions being kept secret, the enemy will be obliged to divide his forces in order to guard against attack from every quarter."
Chang Yu

"Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valor, and be in readiness for the conflict: for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar."
Prime Minister Winston Churchill

"the enemy holds every trump card, covering all areas with long range air patrols and using location methods against which we still have no warning...The enemy knows all of our secrets and we know none of his".
Grand Admiral Doenitz, Commander in Chief, German Navy (1943)

"We have resolved to endure the unendurable, and suffer what is insufferable".
Emporer Hirohito

"The hardships of forced marches are often more painful than the dangers of battle"
Stonewall Jackson

"It is my earnest hope-indeed the hope of all mankind-that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past, a world found upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance, and justice."
General Douglas Macarthur, Supreme Allied Commander of South-West Pacific (1945)