Access Quote by Antony Beevor

Laying siege to enemy-controlled cities allows attacking armies to keep their own casualties low by avoiding urban combat.

— Walid Muallem

Cities are made for enemies to destroy.

— Will Oldham

The one effective method of defending one's own territory from an offensive by air is to destroy the enemy's air power with the greatest…

— Giulio Douhet

Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it.

— Thomas Hardy

You put a lot of pressure on your defenders to be able to hold the fort when you go forward.

— Landon Donovan

Not only the attackers, but the defenders - it's on the attackers to prepare themselves to break through the strong defense.

— Neymar

When you're facing an opponent over a broad front, you don't aim for the opponent's strong points, important though they may be. Pick a…

— Pete Seeger

They say that the best form of defence is attack, but maybe I have to take a look at how I defend.

— Kyle Walker

If your opponent dives on you, do not try to evade his onslaught, but fly to meet it.

— Oswald Boelcke

The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

As a defender you don't have the licence to push on and join in attacks.

— Reece James

Fighting in cities is a totally different endeavor than obviously fighting out in the open.

— David Petraeus