The Quotable Soldier |  | Creator: Lamar Underwood
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2,284,435
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 300
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 6.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1585740276
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.02
EAN: 9781585740277
ASIN: 1585740276
Publication Date: June 1, 2000
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Amazon.com Review
As the old saying goes, "War is hell." But it's much more than that, as The Quotable Soldier reveals. This collection of quotations about war and soldiering is organized loosely by theme: "The Call to Battle," "Under Fire," "At Ease," "The Fallen," and so on. The comments date from ancient times to Desert Storm. They come from historic battlefields, including Thermopylae, Bunker Hill, Waterloo, the Somme, Iwo Jima, and Chosin Reservoir; and they were made by such famous battle-tested figures as Sun Tzu, Philip of Macedon, Clara Barton, Robert E. Lee, Winston Churchill, and Norman Schwarzkopf, among many others. Some were selected for their inspirational quality (Garibaldi's "Let him who loves his country with his heart, and not merely with his lips, follow me"); others for their irony ("They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance"--Union Major General John Sedgwick, just moments before a Confederate sharpshooter's bullet struck him under the left eye, killing him instantly); and still others for their gritty accounts of what it was like to be under fire. Perfect for browsing, The Quotable Soldier is a great little book for fans of military history. --M. Stein
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"I hear a lot of crap about what a glorious thing it is to die for your country. It isn't glorious, it's stupid. You don't go into battle to die for your country, you go into battle to make the other bastard die for his country."--General George S. Patton Jr. "War is a matter of vital importance to the State; the province of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied."--Sun Tzu "Here me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever." --Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce The Quotable Soldier is a full and balanced collection of the best quotations about war and those who go to war. From Thucydides to General Schwartzkopf, here are words on why men go to war, the challenge of human courage, the strategy of great battles and campaigns, the horrors of war, and much more. It covers the breadth of history, from the battles of ancient times through the Napoleonic and World Wars and on into the complicated conflicts of Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm. This is one of the most compelling, challenging, and comprehensive collections of quotes about war and soldiering ever assembled. Included are comments by: * Stephen Ambrose * Thomas Paine * Lord Byron * Philip of Macedon * Philip Caputo * Erwin Rommel * David Douglas Duncan * Theodore Roosevelt * Dwight D. Eisenhower * Bill D. Ross * Shelby Foote * Norman Schwartzkopf * Ernest Hemingway * Sun Tzu * James Jones * Karl Von Klausewitz * James Longstreet * And many others! Any veteran, history buff, or serious military historian will appreciate the material presented in this handsome gift book.
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Great Assortment of General Military/Naval Quotes August 28, 2000
Keith Endres (United States)
This book presented in enjoyable fashion a dazzling array of military quotes that include everything from ancient Greek philosophers to Schwarzkopf and modern day military leaders. The sheer number of quotes presentedin the book gave a plethora of intresting views and observations from hundreds of different sources on tons of varying categories. It is this fact that makes this book so valuable to anyone, even if you to simply sit down and scan over the book for a few moments of entertainment.The quotes we're divided by category, such as "Under Fire" quotes of "Uncommon Valor" quotes, which really helps in seperating them in case you are looking for a quote that profoundly emphasizes a certain emotion of idea dealing with a particular problem or situation. That all may seem like a lot of rambling, so to sum it up, this a superb, diverse, intriuging, entertaining and valuable collection of military quotes that are in the utmost intrest of anyone who may have been in any country's service or who simply has an intrest in military heritage or the art of war, or is just searching for good, general quotes.
A fine collection of quotes about soldiering February 20, 2001
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Julius Caesar, Churchill, Grant and others are among the famous military names quoted in this literary collection, which provides some of the best quotes on the topic of war and soldiers. A fine collection of quotes about soldiering and the military experience makes for a recommended title for general interest audiences.
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