
, DSO (2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929) was a French
soldier, war hero, military theorist, and writer credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army
" in the early 20th century. He served as general in the French army during World War I
and was made Marshal of France
in its final year: 1918. Shortly after the start of the Spring Offensive
, Germany's final attempt to win the war, Foch was chosen as supreme commander of the Allied armies
, a position that he held until 11 November 1918, when he accepted the German request for an armistice.
Les avions sont des jouets intéressants mais n'ont aucune utilité militaire
One does simply what one can in order to apply what one knows.
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
I am conscious of having served England as I served my own country.
This is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years.
None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.
In tactics, action is the governing rule of war.
To inform, and, therefore to reconnoitre, this is the first and constant duty of the advanced guard.