translate English to French: Moreover, he maintained "an almost abstract attachment to the offensive."8 He believed that audacity and willpower constituted the only sound approach to the conduct of war.9 He later penned a note to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that revealed his mindset:
De plus, il conservait « un attachement presque symbolique pour l’offensive9 ». À ses yeux, l’audace et la volonté étaient la seule façon de mener une guerre10.