Clausewitz and Rommel — the theory and the practice.
No plan of operations survives the first contact with the en…
— Helmuth von Moltke
"No plan of operations survives the first contact with the enemy's main body."
Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments.
— Frederick the Great
"Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments."
Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.
— Carl von Clausewitz
"Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult."
Sweat saves blood. Blood saves lives. But brains save both.
— Erwin Rommel
"Sweat saves blood. Blood saves lives. But brains save both."
"He who defends everything defends nothing."
First weigh the considerations, then take the risks.
"First weigh the considerations, then take the risks."
War is merely the continuation of policy by other means.
"War is merely the continuation of policy by other means."
Keep the right wing strong.
— Alfred von Schlieffen
"Keep the right wing strong."
When you march into France, let the last man on the right brush the Channel with his sleeve.
"When you march into France, let the last man on the right brush the Channel with..."
In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.
"In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it."
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