Simon Fox Posted September 15, 1999 Share Posted September 15, 1999 Well, if we are going to start throwing Sun Tzu around.. 'the practical value of history is to throw the film of the past through the material projector of the present on to the screen of the future'. Liddell Hart "...the way that the wish has fathered the thought throughout the course of warfare, and led to endless futilities, is apt to seem the most extraordinary of military phenomena" Liddell Hart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebaker Posted September 15, 1999 Share Posted September 15, 1999 Killing is cursed dry work. Conan 90,000 BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWIIRulz Posted September 15, 1999 Share Posted September 15, 1999 "Nuts" 101st Airborne officer's reply to the Germans about surrendering the town of Bastogne during the Bulge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dar Posted September 15, 1999 Share Posted September 15, 1999 "What's a man have to do to get some animal crackers around here?!" -Me in the vending machine lounge today. Dar Steckelberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhet Posted September 16, 1999 Share Posted September 16, 1999 This isn't my favorite quote nor is it complete but here goes anyway (any help from the peanut gallery is appreciated). A. Lincoln after being asked about General Grants Drinking problem... "find out what he is drinking and send a case to each of my other generals" ------------------ Rhet [This message has been edited by Rhet (edited 09-16-99).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dar Posted September 16, 1999 Share Posted September 16, 1999 That reminds me of another good ACW quote, this one the last words from a Union general upon visiting the entrenchments near the front and being warned by a soldier to stay down because of sharpshooters: "Don't worry, son. They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist-" Dar Steckelberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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