Quotes About Tactics

with the exception of wars of liberation, everything that armies do is by foul means.

But they were masters of the mind game.

Inside the opponent's 45-yard line, facing anything less than fourth and eight, teams are better off going for it than punting. Inside the opponent's 33-yard line, they are better off going for it on anything less than fourth and 11.* Regardless of field position, on anything less than fourth and five, teams are always better off going for it.

I never cheat. I practice Gamesmanship - the art of winning games without actually cheating.

Those who have the most cunning affect all their lives to condemn cunning; that they may make use of it on some great occasion, and to some great end.

There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is: 'To use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wounds, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum time.

Sometimes when you start a war, you want to make pancakes.

In D&D, my first move, when you're dealing with an opposing army like that, would be to lure away a group of them-say five-and take their clothes." "Is this so they have to go back to the fortress naked and their embarrassment will negatively affect morale?" Said Jace. "Because that seems complicated.

Don't fight fair; don't worry what you look like," Joshua continued. "Do whatever you have to do to stop our enemy, no holds barred." "Like a sale at Loehmann's," Brynne said.

The world is a chessboard, Madam, on which we play out our ploys and follies. You are the Queen, of course. Your moves are the strongest. For myself, I claim only to be a knight, advancing in a crooked progress. Do we move ourselves, do you think, or does a great gloved hand place on our squares

The wiles of a veteran turned the younger man's own gift of speed against him.

As an ersatz opening batsman, Tavaré did not so much score runs as smuggle them out by stealth.

strategy can never be divorced from the costs of implementing it.

If you know what a man's doing, get in front of him; but if you want to guess what he's doing keep behind him.

His system is a combination of ferocious blows, holds and throws, adapted from Japanese bayonet tactics, ju-jitsu, Chinese boxing, Sikh wrestling, French wrestling and Cornish collar-and-elbow wrestling, plus expert knowledge of hip-shooting, knife fighting and use of the Tommy gun and hand grenade.

If you wanted to win – and win at all costs – there was no place for gentlemanly behaviour. Guns, gas or grenades; you should be prepared to get your hands dirty. 'A spiked mace smashed in the face,' he reasoned, 'is probably quite as

the whole art of guerrilla warfare lies in striking the enemy where he least expects it and yet where he is most vulnerable

The Art of Guerrilla Warfare and The Partisan Leaders' Handbook.

tácticas fundamentales y estratagemas (Cialdini, 1984, Watzlawick, 22012) que

Good defence leads to great offence

Our tactics must always reflect our goals. There is no such thing as killing for peace, strengthening people by making their decisions for them, or suppressing dissent to gain freedom.

As we explained our idea of teaching Gandhian tactics to women's movements, she listened to us patiently, sitting and rocking on her veranda, sipping tea. When we were finished, she said, 'Well, of course, my dears. We taught him everything we knew.

En guerra o en paz, lo apropiado es sacar partido de las circunstancias

if there is one lesson the Army has learned (or re-learned) in the past twelve years of war, it is this: the application of military force in its current form has limited utility when fighting modern wars among the people. "Combat power" in the form of superior weapons systems, cutting-edge technology, and disproportionate force ratios may enable tactical success on the ground, but does not guarantee strategic victory.