“In maneuver warfare, we attempt not to destroy the entire enemy force but to render most of it irrelevant.” Robert R. Leonhard (1870 to 1924) Lieutenant Colonel Robert R. Leonhard, Ph.D. is a retired US Army officer and is a research analyst at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He is the author of… Read More
“The soundest strategy in war is to postpone operations until the moral disintegration of the enemy renders the delivery of the mortal blow both possible and easy.” Lenin (1870 to 1924) Lenin, original name Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (and also known as Vladimir Lenin or Vladimir Ilich Lenin), was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political… Read More
“I don’t mind being called tough, since I find in this racket it’s the tough guys who lead the survivors.” Curtis E. LeMay (1906 to 1990) Curtis Emerson LeMay was a General in the US Air Force whose expertise in strategic bombardment techniques was important during World War II and the Cold War. As commander… Read More
“Duty then, is the most sublime word in the English language. You can never do more. You should never wish to do less.” Robert E. Lee (1807 to 1870) Robert E Lee was a General in the Confederate Army (1861-1865) during the American civil war. Prior to the war he was an officer in the… Read More
“It is well that war is so terrible, or we should get too fond of it.” Robert E. Lee (1807 to 1870) Robert E Lee was a General in the Confederate Army (1861-1865) during the American civil war. Prior to the war he was an officer in the US Army and a Commandant at West… Read More
“Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there.” Victor H. Krulak (1913 to 2008) Victor Harold “Brute” Krulak was a Lieutenant General of the US Marine Corps who saw action in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Krulak was considered a visionary by fellow Marines, was the author of… Read More
“How is the world ruled and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read.” Karl Kraus (1874 to 1936) An Austrian journalist, critic, playwright, and poet who has been compared with Juvenal and Jonathan Swift for his satiric vision and command of language. In German literature he ranks… Read More
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