« An Unfortunate Car Park | Main | A New Hero »
I came across a wargamers' site and blog which includes some great quotes from military commanders. I copy their quotes and give credit where it is due:
http://www.hestonandealingwargamers.org.uk/?q=about-us
There are of course also plenty of other great quotes on the internet.
And I can't forget my favourite general.
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.
Your Information
(Name and email address are required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.)
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Fall of Arthur
This book is recommended by Thygocanberra. I have a copy and will read with interest.
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings
What can I say. My favourite book. I think I have at least four different editions.
R. G. Grant: Battle: A Visual Journey Through 5,000 Years of Combat
This is the dream book for wargamers. Literally hundreds of battles. Over 350 pages of full colour illustrations. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
John Gibson Warry: Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Warriors, and Warfare in the Ancient Civilizations of Greece and Rome
We all have a wonderful book with fantastic illustrations, that amazed us in childhood, and followed us to our grown up bookshelf. This is one of those books. (*****)
Antony Beevor: Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943
In school we were taught such an English view of World War II. Now I have discovered the epic battles on the Eastern Front, truly gargantuan conflicts. This book is a great introduction to the Eastern Front and a brilliant history book. (*****)
You left out my favourite:
"No Bravery, No Beans!" Python (attr.)
I also disagree with Bradley - there definitely is a second place worth playing for, if you can't win. e.g. Napoleon's abdication (both), USA in Vietnam, Lenin's Surrender to the Kaiser, Byzantium's tribute paying that give them another 1000 years after the fall of Rome. Basically, you often can choose to live to fight another day!
Posted by: PythonMagus | Wednesday, 22 April 2015 at 06:32 PM