Quote by Ron Chernow

“The word began to filter down the lines, and the grumbling stopped, there was something new about this march, something these men had never…

— Jeff Shaara

“Marching bands used to be used in wars. The musicians wore certain uniforms so the opposing army could identify who not to shoot or…

— Kasie West

The Green Berets of U.S. Special Forces 5th Group - known as 'the Legion' - who led the anti-Taliban campaign represent a textbook case…

— Peter Bergen

The vast army of McClellan spread out before me. The marching columns extended back as far as eye could see in the distance. It…

— Daniel Harvey Hill

So here they are, the dog-faced soldiers, the regulars, the fifty-cents-a-day professionals riding the outposts of the nation, from Fort Reno to Fort Apache,…

— Frank Nugent

“The end of the war was like the beginning, with the army marching down the open road under the spring sky, seeing a far…

— Bruce Catton

“The poets and artists and philosophers, resistance activists, secret scouts and troublemakers, had become, as they must, soldiers.”

— China Miéville

“WASHINGTON, D. C., December 8, 1863, 10.2 A.M. MAJ.-GENERAL U. S. GRANT: Understanding that your lodgment at Knoxville and at Chattanooga is now secure,…

— Ulysses S. Grant

It is impossible not to recognise the Long March as one of the great triumphs of men against odds and men against nature. While…

— Edgar Snow

“On March 15, Washington addressed the officers, determined to squash a reported scheme to march on Congress. For the first time, he confronted a…

— Ron Chernow

Generals gathered in their masses, just like witches at black masses.

— Black Sabbath

Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep up in…

— Anonymous