Greenhill Dictionary of Military Quotations: Greenhill Military Paperbacks

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This is an epic new volume bringing 4 000 years of military history to life through the words of more than 800 soldiers commanders military theorists and commentators on war. Diverse personalities - including Napoleon Machiavelli Ataturk Che Guevara Rommel Julius Caesar Wellington Eisenhower Crazy House T.E. Lawrence and many more - immortalise every facet of the experience of war from the sack of Summerian Ur in 2000 BC to the present day. The quotes fully sourced and dated are broken down into more than 480 categories and subjects covering courage danger failure leadership luck military intelligence tactics training guerrilla warfare and victory.