B.H. Liddell Hart

“In 1870, came the victory of the short-service troops of Prussia over the long-service troops of France, where conscription had but recently…

— B.H. Liddell Hart

“Too sane also, to anticipate the World War habit of digging in and clinging on to a depressed and depressing foothold under…

— B.H. Liddell Hart

“The legitimate object of war is a more perfect peace"-this sentence”

— B.H. Liddell Hart

“Among men who rise to fame and leadership two types are recognizable-those who are born with a belief in themselves and those…

— B.H. Liddell Hart

“Decisive results come sooner from sudden shocks than from long- drawn pressure. Shocks throw the opponent off his balance. Pressure allows him…

— B.H. Liddell Hart

“The vital influences are to be detected not in the formal documents compiled by rulers, ministers, and generals but in their marginal…

— B.H. Liddell Hart

“The history of ancient Greece showed that, in a democracy, emotion dominates reason to a greater extent than in any other political…

— B.H. Liddell Hart

“No man of action has more completely attained the point of view of the scientific historian, who observes the movements of mankind…

— B.H. Liddell Hart

“Mechanized warfare still left room for human qualities to play an important part in the issue. ‘Automatic warfare’ cancels them out, except…

— B.H. Liddell Hart