Afterlife Quote by Paul von Hindenburg

And the combat ceased, for want of combatants.

— Pierre Corneille

It is madness to attempt to hold. In the first place the troops cannot do it and in the second place if they do…

— Gerd von Rundstedt

We were well aware that the end of the fighting would not automatically settle the problems arising out of the war. The establishment of…

— Harry S. Truman

That was not the biggest battle that ever was, but for me it always typified one thing; the dash, the ingenuity, the readiness at…

— Anonymous

Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip and Germans, no less than other peoples, prepare for the last…

— Barbara W Tuchman

My hope was that by saying clearly to Saddam Hussein, "we're going to enforce UN Resolutions," that he would make the decision to leave…

— George W. Bush

This army stays here until the last wounded man is removed. Before I leave them to the enemy, I will lose many more men.

— Stonewall Jackson

And above all you ought to guard against leading an army to fight which is afraid or which is not confident of victory. For…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“At the beginning of a campaign it is important to consider whether or not to move forward; but when one has taken the offensive…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Contentment is not escape from the battle, but rather an abiding peace and confidence in the midst of the battle.

— Warren W. Wiersbe

My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in retreat, little less than a panic. In a few…

— James Longstreet

I believe that soldiers will bear me out in saying that both come in time of battle. I take it that the moral courage…

— Woodrow Wilson