“It is one of the many graveyards which are the Great War's chief heritage. The chronicle of its battles provides the dreariest… — John Keegan Copy Share Image
“Rome, on the other hand, lost—suffering on that one day more battle deaths than the United States during the entire course of… — Robert L. O'Connell Copy Share Image
I love general history. That's all I read really. I don't read novels, I read history. I love it. I live in… — Steve Zahn Copy Share Image
During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the… — Stephen Ambrose Copy Share Image
“Combat is fast, unfair, cruel, and dirty. It is meant to be that way so that the terrible experience is branded into… — Bruce H. Norton Copy Share Image
I get in trouble when I say things like, 'I'm attracted to violence.' I was a pretty angry kid, and I got… — Caleb Carr Copy Share Image
“What they could tell from an imprint I could barely see was astonishing. “This one old man—short steps,” they’d say, touching the… — Jim Hooper Copy Share Image
“My husband claims I have an unhealthy obsession with secondhand bookshops. That I spend too much time daydreaming altogether. But either you… — Kathleen Tessaro Copy Share Image
“The celebrated maxim of the Romans, not to undertake two great wars at the same time, is so well known and so… — Antoine-Henri Jomini Copy Share Image
“We know that psychology is tremendously important in war. It is a field unlimited in extent, to which every conscientious soldier should… — Adolf Von Schell Copy Share Image
“The Soviets had ... built an early warning radar system with computer linkages using a primitive kind of AI code-named Oko. On… — James Rickards Copy Share Image
“And so begins the strangest campaign in military history : a competent general and a seasoned army of eighty thousand men chased… — William Bolitho Copy Share Image
“I could smell the Viet Cong, really, I could smell Charlie. It wasn’t just his body sweat or the urine. There were… — Tom Mangold Copy Share Image
“Sixty-five years ago [written 2009], in a brief lull between storms in a remarkably stormy June, even by the standards of Channel… — G.M.W. Wemyss Copy Share Image
“The defenders retreated, but in good order. A musket flamed and a ball shattered a marine’s collar bone, spinning him around. The… — David Cook Copy Share Image
Many opportunities have been lost and hundreds of valuable lives uselessly sacrificed for want of a strict observance of discipline. Its object… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
“The name Camp Columbia came from a historic and rather poetic name for the United States. It was founded in 1898, for… — Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba Copy Share Image
Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible; and when you strike and overcome him, never let up in the pursuit… — Stonewall Jackson Copy Share Image
It's unfortunate we live in a society where "gay" is an insult. To some of these boys, who are from really red… — David Farrier Copy Share Image
“The history of sea power is largely, though by no means solely, a narrative of contests between nations, of mutual rivalries, of… — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
“The enemy must fight his battles far from home for a long time...We must weaken him by drawing him into protracted campaigns.… — Tran Hung Dao Copy Share Image
“There had been a time when words had been the only place he could find solace. No book ever lost patience with… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“We have been waiting for an hour when we see a squad of German soldiers line up on the roadbed alongside the… — Lucie Aubrac Copy Share Image
“Conviction rates in the military are pathetic, with most offenders going free AND THERE IS NO RECOURSE FOR APPEAL! The military believes… — Diane Chamberlain Copy Share Image
“In the past few years, genetics have confirmed that the hunter-gatherers were not overwhelmed by the new wave of sedentary farmers, and… — Markham Shaw Pyle Copy Share Image
“I’ll find out who’s inside. Wait here and keep alert!’ Hallam rasped. He skirted the main path to skulk towards one of… — David Cook Copy Share Image
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