Quotes About Warfare

The strategies that succeed in war, whether conventional or unconventional, are based on timeless psychology, and great military failures have much to teach us about human stupidity and the limits of force in any arena.

Spiritualize your warfare.

Mack había sido capturado una vez y forzado a pasar tres años en Francia, donde había estudiado el estilo bélico de Napoleón.

In the end, the only safe place to put a Trojan horse is outside your walls.

We are the boys who go to a particular place, at H-hour, occupy a designated terrain, stand on it, dig the enemy out of their holes, force them then and there to surrender or die. We're the bloody infantry.

Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.

It looks a good plan to me. As good as any till the arrows start flying.

I never thought swords were much use—even if you have the skill, child, there are always men who have as much, and a deal more strength

I know something of taking an enemy into your bosom. His blade goes in quicker when he is close." With

Sometimes, Gareth Bryne had told her when she was a child, you find yourself outnumbered, with no path to slip away. Always do what your enemy least expects, Elayne. In that case, you must attack.

Battle was always a mess. The only neat battles were the ones in stories or history books.

Un soldado que se culpa por la muerte de sus compañeros en la batalla es un necio.

As always! Why should I be surprised? Spread the word, Nynaeve. Tell Ituralde, Rhuarc, King Darlin. Tomorrow, we invade Shayol Ghul and claim it as our own! If we must put our head into the lion's mouth, let us make certain that he chokes upon our flesh!

El enemigo al que subestimas es el que te mata.

Bir sava?? kazanman?n ilk ve en önemli kural?, düÅŸman?n?n ne yapaca??n? bilmektir.

I don't intend getting close enough to the fighting to need armor. A general who draws his sword has put aside his baton and become a common soldier.

The general who leads in the front of battle is a fool.

Peace is far off yet,' he said softly. 'It will be blood and death for some time to come.' 'It always is,' Bashere replied quietly, and Rand did not know which statement he was speaking to. Perhaps both.

Give me enough medals and I'll win you any war.

Numerical superiority is of no consequence. In battle, victory will go to the best tactician.- G. A. Custer

nearly every time Moseley and Air Force Secretary Mike Wynne came to see me, it was about a new bomber or more F-22S. Both were important capabilities for the future, but neither would play any part in the wars we were already in.

He thought with all these men dead fighting war, it must be that war was winning.

You probably used fusion bombs against the Girls.

Six times over several centuries, you attacked the worlds of men. Six times you were defeated, having lost approximately two-thirds of your male population in each war. Need I comment on the level of intelligence displayed? No?