“Friendly relations contribute a lot to diminish the friction of war. Comradeship is the oil in the machine.” Captain Sir Basil Liddell Hart (1895 to 1970) Commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was an English soldier, military historian and military theorist.
“A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is not possible.” Polybius (200 B.C. to 118 B.C.; Greek historian of the Hellenistic period noted for his work, The Histories, which covered the period of 264–146 BC in detail) The Rise of the Roman Empire, circa 125 BC
“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept!” Ansel Easton Adams (1902 – 1984; American photographer and environmentalist) talking about pictures, but easily applied to strategy and policy.
“We can not pay people to do their best, nor can we order them to excel.” Unknown “Money motivates neither the best people, nor the best in people. It can move the body and influence the mind, but it cannot touch the heart or move the spirit; that is reserved for belief, principle and morality. As… Read More
“Any general who needs to rely on his opponent being an idiot is in sore trouble.” (Gemmell, 2014, p.214). Reference Gemmell, D. (2014) The Hawk Eternal. London: Orbit.
“…he did not do the one thing that the complexities of modern warfare made it essential for the GOC to do – to assert himself during a battle and not delegate the chief command.” (Pakenham, 2004, p.392). Reference Pakenham. T. (2004) The Boer War. London: Abacus.
“Still, war is, in the last resort, a contest of blunders…“ (Pakenham, 2004, p.169). Reference Pakenham, T. (2004) The Boer War. London: Abacus.
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