 Vizzinis advice on not getting involved in a land war in Asia is  derived from principles stated by Field Marshal  Bernard L. Montgomery (qv) (Viscount Alamein) in a speech in the  House of Lords on 30 May 1962: "Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war  is: Do not march on Moscow. ... Rule 2 is: Do not go fighting  with your land armies in China."