Trump has claimed he knows more about ISIS than America's leading generals. Clearly, this is also total nonsense; he doesn't seem to… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
As the First World War made painfully clear, when politicians and generals lead nations into war, they almost invariably assume swift victory,… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
“Iraq had forced massive changes to the Army's equipment, training, and strategy. But the most important legacy of the war had been… — David Cloud Copy Share Image
I caddied for Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley long before they became generals or president, for that matter. Just between you and… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln went through 12 generals before he got Ulysses S. Grant. He had never done a Civil War before. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Success in past U.S. conflicts has not been strictly the result of military leadership but rather the judgment of the president in… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
We have no George Pattons anymore. We have no Ulysses S. Grants. We have none of the swashbuckling generals that actually made… — Erik Prince Copy Share Image
In 2001, we didn't have an army; we had remnants of a dissolved army that had no hope. Our generals had literally… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
“Brave' covers everything from complete insanity and bloody disregard of other people's lives - generals tend to go in for that sort… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Generals aren't in the business of commenting on the correctness or incorrectness of the President's decisions. Anybody who thinks he should be… — Norman Schwarzkopf Copy Share Image
“At present, a good many men engaged in scientific pursuits, and who have signally failed in gaining recognition among their fellows, are… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
I'm actually writing history. It isn't what you'd call big history. I don't write about presidents and generals... I write about the… — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
The episode of the 'shoe bomber,' Richard Reid, has suddenly meant more feet being bared at airports than at the average Hindu… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
I haven't mentioned another argument, The Hague tribunal. It is clear our generals and all of you who are sitting here now… — Franjo Tudjman Copy Share Image
Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic… — David Hackworth Copy Share Image
I'm not against pulling down our statues of Confederate generals and Confederate leaders. — Madison Cawthorn Copy Share Image
You look around the world in 2013, and you say, 'How many prime ministers or presidents are in prison?' One or two.… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
There are a number of World War II historians I admire: Cornelius Ryan, Mark Stoler, Antony Beevor, to name a few. As… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
“The Bear had once confided to me that Durrell's ego could fit snugly in the basilica of St. Peter's in Rome but… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
When Lincoln ran into trouble during the Civil War, he got new generals. He brought in Grant. I hope that President Obama… — Marcy Kaptur Copy Share Image
