We have met the enemy and they are ours- two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop.

I leave it to your discretion to strike or not, but the American colors must not be pulled down over my head today.

I made sail, and directed the other vessels to follow, for the purpose of closing with the enemy. Every brace and bowline being soon shot away, she became unma…

Those officers and men who were immediately under my observation, evinced the greatest gallantry, and I have no doubt that all others conducted themselves as b…

Our units were tired. There were many whining pessimists in the army. I threw these panicky people out of the army right away and set to work. I told our men w…

It is the Russian Army that has done the main work of ripping the guts out of the German Army ... In the air and on the ocean and the seas we can maintain ours…

If Paulus's army had capitulated before the end, the Russians would have had the advantage of withdrawing forces against Paulus and against the southern front,…