British history Quote by Arthur Nicholson

“a Marine company or two had less tactical value than a cruiser, let alone a battleship.”

— C.J. Carella

“no man who rises to command of a United States naval ship can possibly be a coward. And”

— Herman Wouk

What astounds me about the history of the British Navy is how cheaply we have policed the world for 300 years.

— Ernest Bevin

“Battles have been won or lost for centuries without winning or losing what they were ostensibly fought for.”

— priscilla Smith Robertson

“Building a naval power takes generations, not so much to develop the necessary technology as to pass along the accumulated experience that creates good…

— George Friedman

“Apparently, the British Royal Navy had just recruited an elephant hunter to bring down a battleship.”

— Robert Gaudi

“Any government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck." [ On Water ]”

— Guy de Maupassant

“there is no victory without a battle.”

— Chelsea Fine

“No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops.”

— John J. Pershing

“General Douglas MacArthur said, “In war there is no substitute for victory.”

— Warren W. Wiersbe

A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.

— Theodore Roosevelt