British Quote by Geoffrey Wheatcroft

“The vestiges of a once large and mighty army lay in scattered ruins. Its leaders had abandoned it – fled, to save their own…

— N. Gemini Sasson

More than 55,000 men from Bomber Command lost their lives, of whom 38,000 were British. That's one in 10 of all the British servicemen…

— Carol Vorderman

There are cases - for example, the American Revolution. George Washington's army lost just about every battle with the British, who had a much…

— Noam Chomsky

It was a defeat, resorting to crude threats in a game of subtlety, but sometimes one must sacrifice a battle to win the war.

— Mark Lawrence

The British were indeed very far superior to the Americans in every respect necessary to military operations, except the revivified courage and resolution, the…

— Mercy Otis Warren

“With proper and prudent recognition of their limited war potential, the British hoped to avoid a frontal attack on the Continent. They preferred a…

— Ladislas Farago

“the brilliant strategist and historian B. H. Liddell Hart came to a stunning conclusion: In only 6 of the 280 campaigns was the decisive…

— Ryan Holiday

When the Revolutionary War ended in 1781, not everyone was celebrating. It is estimated that between 15 and 20 percent of the population back…

— Rachel Martin

We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.

— Bill Shankly

Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats.

— Robert Trout

“Never in the history of American warfare has this nation witnessed such an exhibition of cowardice, indecisiveness, incompetence, and laziness in the army’s senior…

— Dennis Byrne

Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men.

— Sun Tzu