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To: haqihana who wrote (711338)	11/6/2005 11:09:50 AM
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Audie Murphy on Audacity- “If I discovered one valuable thing during my early combat days,” he says, “it was audacity, which is often mistaken for courage or foolishness. It is neither. Audacity is a tactical weapon. Nine times out of ten it will throw the enemy off-balance and confuse him. However much one sees of audacious deeds, nobody really expects them. They are not in the rule books. I found that retreating was the most dangerous maneuver possible. It was also demoralizing, because you knew, even as you fell back, that you would have to re-take every foot of ground that you yielded. “An organized retreat is difficult. The Germans were aware of all this. So they hit you all the harder. If pinned down, it was better to try holding your position rather than move backwards. If you could advance, then advance. This is simple combat wisdom. If you have no defense, attack. This strategy turns battle psychology in your favor.” Audacity was keynote to the Murphy strategy throughout the war.

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