Fire Quote by José N. Harris

“...much of modern military tactics is geared toward maneuvering the enemy into a position where they can essentially be massacred from safety.”

— Sebastian Junger

“They were holding their weapons but could not risk opening a window or exiting the vehicle to return fire. Then they saw one of…

— Jeffrey S. Stephens

“Timing was something I had learned about as well. Early on in the fighting, we were moving on a German machine gun nest and…

— Michael Bilder

“Somewhere nearby, artillery thundered. Vast fields — flat as a table, without a single tree — turned any moving figure into an easy target…

— Anonymous

“A simultaneous volley of four rocket-propelled grenades raced out of the jungle to the south and hit the area around the men at the…

— Mark Greaney

“(The operation didn’t take place entirely smoothly. Soviet soldiers disguised as technicians placed the explosives successfully, but were forced to return because they’d forgotten…

— Gregory Feifer

Infantry must move forward to close with the enemy. It must shoot in order to move.... To halt under fire is folly. To halt…

— George S. Patton

“It only took a second to fire a kill shot.”

— Jordyn Redwood

“They say you never know how someone will react when the grenade is thrown.”

— Harlan Coben

“Man near entrance is shot in the head at close range from behind. The other two, multiple stab wounds, genitals severed, other injuries. Also…

— Peter Temple

“Immediate action taken by personnel who are on-site when the shooting starts is the most effective way to stop the killing.”

— Chris Bird

“When Gonzalez and Canley were close enough to the machine gun they called for suppressing fire and then stood and hurled grenades. At the…

— Mark Bowden