Despite Quote by Helmut Schmidt

Leonid Brezhnev did not understand the enormous political importance of the decision to produce and afterwards deploy the SS-20s.

— Helmut Schmidt

Voroshilov was a hard-riding, hard-drinking military crony of civil-war days.

— Kliment Voroshilov

“In less than three years he would be the most celebrated American battle captain of the twentieth century, a man whose name—like those of…

— Rick Atkinson

I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has so distinguished its former enemy commander.

— Douglas MacArthur

I was this non-threatening funny guy who contrasted the image of the Brezhnevs and the Reagans of the world.

— Yakov Smirnoff

[Wilhelm] Bruckner was one of [Adolf] Hitler's adjutants, very close to him and he'd been in the party probably since day one. Personally neither…

— Gretl Braun

“Only those who experienced our war in the East can truly picture its scale and ferocity. There are many of us who were there;…

— Wolfgang Faust

Few great men would have got past personnel.

— Paul Goodman

Forget decorated generals, tell me about Private Ryan.

— Dejan Stojanovic

Both of my grandfathers served in World War II, both in the Pacific. One wouldn't talk about it, and one would.

— Nancy Dubuc

He was a graduate of West Point, which is military academy that turns young men into homicidal maniacs for use in war.

— Kurt Vonnegut

“President Eisenhower was fed up with the interservice rivalries. Having commanded the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War II, he…

— Annie Jacobsen