Quote by Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

“A general may succeed for some time in persuading his superiors that he is a good commander: he will never”

— Field Marshal Archibald wavell

“I have never bought into the bullshit theory of acceptable losses. We have the technology, the talent, the aggressiveness, and the expertise to bring…

— Howe U.S. Army Retired, MSG Paul R

“He had discovered early in his military career that if one has an effective and experienced officer above, coupled with effective and experienced soldiers…

— Joe Abercrombie

“They will not face the fact that the military professionals, while some have ideas about society in general that are distorted and must be…

— T. R. Fehrenbach

“No Senior military commander can for years on end expect his soldiers to lay down their lives for victory and then precipitate defeat by…

— Erich von Manstein

“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 in war does not depend entirely upon numbers or mere courage; only skill and discipline will insure it.”

— Flavius Vegetius Renatus

“Whether or not his remarks are fully warranted, they are a reminder that the “canker of a long peace” is a creeping sickness to…

— Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

“Employing the officers of his army without discrimination, through ignorance of the military principle of adaptation to circumstances. This shakes the confidence of the…

— Sun Tzu

“Unquestionably, the intelligent, educated man makes, in the long run, the best soldier. There is no place for the mere brute in modern warfare.…

— Albertus Wright Catlin

“This is how command passes from a weak officer to a stronger. No rank alters; no papers are filed. Without a word, every man…

— Steven Pressfield

“When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION.”

— Sun Tzu