Military history Quote by David G. Chandler

“themselves to remember the truth, and not the sentimentalities with which we all shield ourselves from the horrors of which we are capable ……

— Doris Lessing

“It is a tale that is told, from which we may draw the knowledge and comprehension needed for the future. The disproportion between the…

— Winston Churchill

“One person's actions can alter the course of history, and a political or military mischance can touch off a catastrophic reaction that has repercussions…

— Timothy Venning

“There is no brutality and cruelty in battles and wars; in reality only the outcome matters.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“The war, therefore, if we judge it by the standards of previous wars, is merely an imposture. It is like the battles between certain…

— George Orwell

“Every war invariably results in terrible tragedies, immense waste and sinful destruction. All wars, no matter how big or small, how nearby or far…

— Takayuki Ishii

“Most wars start because someone makes a mistake, and most battles are lost by the losing side rather than won by the victors. I'm…

— K.J. Parker

“Wars aren't fought in the trenches rather in the mind, body, and soul. For life is the battle field, society and emotions are the…

— Curtis Reeves

“War is unlike life. It's a denial of everything you learn life is. And that's why when you get finished with it, you see…

— Robert Graff

“It is not only more bloody and more murderous than any previous wars but also more cruel, more relentless, more pitiless … It discards…

— Max Hastings

“Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on whose stage of death and pain only remains…

— Pope John Paul II

“Neither triumphalism, condemnation, nor apology does intellectual or emotional justice to the brute reality of this savage war, the outcome of which could not…

— James D. Hornfischer