Discipline Quote by Charles Edward Callwell

“Unlike the traditional paradigm of warfare, in which the military object is the destruction of enemy battalions, divisions, and corps, in the paradigm of…

— Gordon Chang

“Warfare is now an interlocking system of actions—political, economic, psychological, military—that aims at the overthrow of the established authority in a country and its…

— Roger Trinquier

“A tolerably extensive reading of campaigns and military histories justifies me in saying that such an exhibition of unsuspicious security in the presence of…

— Warren Olney

“Primitive (and guerrilla) warfare consists of war stripped to its essentials: the murder of enemies; the theft or destruction of their sustenance, wealth, and…

— Lawrence H. Keeley

“Every war is a murderous struggle between foes. And yet, no army has ever marched into battle believing that the Creator had sided with…

— Terry Goodkind

“Modern warfare has become very complex, especially during the last century. Wars are won not by a simple series of battles won, but by…

— Joe Haldeman

“From what I’ve seen, the operations of war are constituted less of glorious attacks and valiant defences and more of an ongoing succession of…

— Steven Pressfield

“The nature of strategy consists of always having, even with a weaker army, more forces at the point of attack or at the point…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

One might almost say, to adapt von Clausewitz, that modern warfare is PR by other means. And war-winning strategies mean that modern armies most…

— David Frum

War, once declared, must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off; but smitten down. You may then spare him every…

— Alfred Thayer Mahan

Any army which does not train to use all the weapons, all the means and methods of warfare that the enemy possesses, or may…

— Vladimir Lenin

“Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.”

— Sun Tzu