Sublime

Most wars are won or lost in our own heads,

Every leader must be able to detach from the immediate tactical mission and understand how it fits into strategic goals.

A dull, decent people, cherishing and fortifying their dullness behind a quarter of a million bayonets.

We learn from history that those who are disloyal to their own superiors are most prone to preach loyalty to their subordinates.

No army would charge into battle without understanding the battlefront. It would be mass suicide. Yet, many of us do this daily with our work.

until a pair of flashes in quick succession, simultaneous with loud gunshots, sent Zakharov ducking

General George C. Marshall—essentially

It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior's life. — Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.