War Quote by Andrew Heaton

“War is too important to be left to the generals”

— Georges Clemenceau

“It's not the generals, it's the civilians who authorise and organise the worst war crimes.”

— Noam Chomsky

“Nobody wins wars. Generals plan battles to be swift and decisive. When they are not, the aim is to end the conflict less defeated…

— Steph Bennion

“In general, our generals were out generalled.”

— John Adams

“A general may succeed for some time in persuading his superiors that he is a good commander: he will never”

— Field Marshal Archibald wavell

“The Continental army got more generals than they got private soldiers, these days. An officer lives through more 'n two battles, they make him…

— Diana Gabaldon

“we’ve had more enemies than we had soldiers,”

— Gabriel García Márquez

“Germany’s highest commander succumbed to a disease common among senior soldiers of many nationalities and eras: he wished to demonstrate to his government and…

— Max Hastings

“The mark of a great general is not how many men he has lost to win a battle, but how many men he has…

— Eric K. Rodriguez

In general, our generals were outgeneralled.

— John Adams

War is too serious to be entrusted to generals

— Georges Clemenceau

“The undeniable tactical skills and successes of the twentieth-century German military often obscure a greater truth: in wars the Germans always met defeat.”

— Geoffrey Jensen