Sublime

After being briefed by Stirling on an impending attack on Benghazi, and the way that the SAS represented ‘a new form of warfare’ which had ‘awesome potential’, Churchill quoted to Smuts the lines from Byron’s Don Juan: ‘He was the mildest-mannered man / That ever scuttled ship or cut a throat.’ The next day, he summoned Stirling to the Embassy to d

“Daily you will find that the General spends long periods with the troops. General Joyce does not read long directives, regulations and circulars. He expects his Chief of Staff to absorb the essentials and to keep him informed.” Ike added that Joyce was always interested in uniforms, saluting, and the conduct of the troops in public. “These subject

“A reasonable amount. Read Steven Pressfield’s Gates of Fire and thought it was fucking superb.”

Moreover, James was astonished by Tipu Sultan’s bravery and his spirit of resistance. Despite the Company’s successful counterattack there was no evidence that Tipu’s ‘firmness is shaken or his perseverance abated’, and although four armies were now advancing in strength towards him, ‘if he has as yet made any offers of submission it is more than I

Sherman si trovò, svariate volte, a discutere liberamente di piani e strategie con il Presidente, ma quando il suo viaggio si concluse, fece una insolita richiesta: avrebbe accettato la promozione solo se gli avessero assicurato che non avrebbe mai dovuto assumere una carica più alta. Lincoln gli avrebbe dato la sua parola? Con tutti i generali che

Winston Churchill,