Books Quote by John Colville

“no man who rises to command of a United States naval ship can possibly be a coward. And”

— Herman Wouk

“A long while ago, a great warrior faced a situation which made it necessary for him to make a decision which insured his success…

— Napoleon Hill

“Author says the ineffectual U.S. Navy of two centuries ago lost two thirds as many men to duelist bullets as to sea hazards.”

— Joseph Wheelan

“a Marine company or two had less tactical value than a cruiser, let alone a battleship.”

— C.J. Carella

“Hidden in my desire to become a naval aviator was something more complex: a personal engagement with the problem of violence that expressed itself…

— Parker J. Palmer

“Any government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck." [ On Water ]”

— Guy de Maupassant

“duty at the naval station there. A sorrowful welcome awaited him, however, for his brother had died just before his arrival. The captain sadly…

— Mabel Beebe

“Even captains were pawns to the lords of the sea, who moved them – and sacrificed them – wither they would.”

— M. Kei

(Mariners) have written one of its most brilliant chapters. They have delivered the goods when and where needed in every theater of operations and…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“I think I know what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.”

— William T. Sherman

“Sergeant Skirata said that civvies didn't have a clue, and that it was alright for them to have lofty ideas about peace and freedom…

— Karen Traviss

“Fisher said, “to be a good admiral, a man does not need to be a good sailor. That’s a common mistake. He needs good…

— Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon