“Military Veterans have become gang members since the late 1700s.” — Carter F. Smith Copy Share Image
“Underestimation of nonconventional units or a guerrilla enemy by regular forces is a cardinal military sin.” — Howard R. Simpson Copy Share Image
“• • • Military history is the story of the terrible murder of beautiful plans by ugly facts.” — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
“Gangs have had connections to the U.S. Military in every period since the founding of the country.” — Carter F. Smith Copy Share Image
“Gentlemen, this is a story that you shall tell your grandchildren, and mightily bored they'll be.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
At the University of California at Berkeley, my interests broadened from military history to diplomatic history and other disciplines. — Max Boot Copy Share Image
Obama's drone program, in fact, amounts to the largest unmanned aerial offensive ever conducted in military history: never have so few killed… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
Military history is essential to understanding any history and, moreover, is a terrifying and sobering study in the realities of human nature… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
“I'm too old to be ignorant as I am." --Twelve-year-old Gabriella to the general, who does not want her to know about… — Elle Thornton Copy Share Image
“Interestingly, when they are on our side, we usually refer to them as guerrillas or partisans or freedom fighters. When they, the… — Dick Couch Copy Share Image
“Naval heroes are seldom immodest, but soldiers quite often are. It is said of one gallant general that publication of his book… — John Colville Copy Share Image
House passes #dadt (don't ask don't tell) repeal. A step fwd on equality 4 gay Americans in military. History will judge those… — Frank Pallone Copy Share Image
Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“Charles had perished in Italy, like hundreds of other Japanese-Americans in the 442nd Infantry Regiment, which became known as the Purple Heart… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“As a volunteer for the Military History Center, he visited Arlington whenever he was in town, recovering items that had been left… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody.… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
There is something about military history that fascinates me. You find that many battles have been lost by people with very good… — David Cheriton Copy Share Image
“No one would deny that all wars and battles are regrettable acts of human folly, causing unjustifiable agony and distress to combatants… — David G. Chandler Copy Share Image
There has always been interest in certain phases and aspects of history - military history is a perennial bestseller, the Civil War,… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
“The Hitler War was my grandfather’s war; my father’s war – his and Uncle George’s – was Korea, which may have been… — G.M.W. Wemyss Copy Share Image
“U-boats were on the run. Radar, sonar, aircraft, and new tactics by American and British destroyers had turned predators into prey. The… — Tom Young Copy Share Image
“At the far end of the taxiway, B-17s began to roll out of their hardstands and onto the perimeter track. Karl nudged… — Tom Young Copy Share Image
“What do we do if we come across trouble, sir?' Cahill asked, slapping at a fly. 'As much as I enjoy giving… — David Cook Copy Share Image
“The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis came well before the current age of AI, yet computers were in use and technology played a… — James Rickards Copy Share Image
“He had panicked. Tessier cursed his own stupidity. He should have remained in the column where he would have been protected. Instead,… — David Cook Copy Share Image
“Military history teaches us, contrary to popular belief, that wars are not necessarily the most costly of human calamities. The allied coalition… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
“By 1914 the world wised up. And you know what we got out of it? Do you know what thousands of years… — Josh Malerman Copy Share Image
“During the nineteenth century, corps commander was the highest level of command to still require skills of an operator for success. A… — Robert Scales Copy Share Image
“In the past, the states best able to manage events beyond their borders have been those best able to avoid the temptation… — Robert Scales Copy Share Image
“Jesse and Frank James were the most well-known military-trained gang members” — Carter F. Smith Copy Share Image
“Those that aspire to raise their head above the crowd are most likely to have it shot off.” — Leif Herrgesell Copy Share Image
