Quotes About Strategy

Now, if you two will excuse us, we'll get back to the relatively simple business of planning a war.

Now," said Halt, "all I have to do is work out a way of beating these horse-riding devils." Erak grinned at him. "That should be child's play," he said. "The hard part will be convincing Ragnak about it.

Stig: 'Of course, she'll sail rings around Wolfswind,' Hal: 'Then why didn't you tell him that?' Stig: 'I like my head where it is.

Will: I'm looking for fighting men. I plan to sack a castle, and I hear you people are rather good at that.

It's a walking cart," Horace told him. "You get under it, so the spears won't hit you, and go for a walk.

Will to Gundar: I'm looking for fighting men. I plan to sack a castle, and I hear you people are rather good at that.

Do a few simple things really well, instead of a lot of complicated maneuvers that can go wrong in the heat of battle.

It's only cheating if you're caught doing it. Otherwise, it's good tactics.

battle tactics—although the latter were relatively simple in the Skandian world, usually consisting of a headlong charge in response to the command, "Let's get 'em!

When we get to Macindaw,' he said, 'let's just send him up the ladder with those planks. He'll clear the defenders out in no time.

The question is," said Halt, glancing at Alyss, "what should we do with him?" She hesitated, then that wonderful smile spread over her face. "I wonder," she said. "Does this castle have a moat?

When Erak was safely out of earshot, Stig turned to his friend. "Of course, she'll sail rings around Wolfwind," he said. "Then why didn't you tell him that?" Hal asked, grinning. "I like my head where it is.

I'll think of a way round this on the way back." "I'd appreciate that," Jesper said. Stig hid a grin. Jesper, a non-swimmer, was being asked to float into the beach, holding on to a log, make his way to the gate, avoiding being seen by any sentries patrolling the palisade, hang a bladder of oil on it, then drift out to sea again on the vague assurance that Stig and the other Herons would be able to find them. Welcome to Hal's world, he thought.

To a Skandian, my boy, all war is business.

Zo, kijk nou eens wat de kat me komt brengen,' zei hij opgewekt. 'Hoe kom jij in 's hemelsnaam hier terecht, Halt?' 'Wij zijn gekomen om je te bevrijden,' antwoordde de oude Jager. De oberjarl keek vragend naar de leren riemen waarmee zijn vrienden waren vastgebonden. 'Nou, je hebt daarvoor een vreemde tactiek verzonnen dan.

Give an enemy one chance to surrender. But one chance only. After that, take action.

You know," he said to Halt, without any trace of a smile, "it might have been simpler to have the two girls board her with their practice swords." They exchanged a long look, then Halt shook his head. "I needed to leave some of them alive.

T'inquiète pas, chef. Ces Tualaghi, on les a cernés... De l'intérieur.

It's war," he replied. "The trick is to know which risks to take.

You wait till it's over and see who's won," he said. "Then you know those were the right risks to take.

Now if you two will excuse us, we'll get back to the relatively simple business of planning a war,' he said.

Oh, it's a case of they think I'll think that they'll do A, so they'll do B because I wouldn't think they'd think of that but then because I might think I know what they're thinking they'll do A after all because I wouldn't think they'd think that way," Will said.

There are always risks in battle. It's a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.

But first, there's the small matter of beating the Temujai. Let's get to work.