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British Information Services [General Montgomery]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654.30 Author/Creator: British Information Services Place Written: New York, New York Type: Poster Date: 1943-1945 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 55.7 cm, Width: 43.1 cm Order a Copy

One poster printed by the British Information Services, dated 1943-1945. Poster features a portrait of Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery in a field of white bordered by red. The poster also features a quote by the field marshall that reads, "I am never anxious when I fight my battles. If I am anxious, I don't fight them. I wait until I am ready." According to the poster this was said at a Sicilian base, August 22, 1943.

Montgomery, Bernard, 1887-1976
British Information Services

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