The Book of Military Quotations

Four thousand years of military history come to life through the words of more than 800 soldiers, commanders, military theorists, and commentators on war. Diverse personalities are represented-Napoleon, Machiavelli, Ataturk, Che Guevara, Rommel, Julius Caesar, Wellington, Xenophon, Crazy Horse, Wallenstein, T. E. Lawrence, Saladin, Zhukov, Eisenhower, and many more. Their memorable sayings present every facet of the experience of war and incorporate the distilled wisdom of soldiers and leaders across the ages.