"Few are wholly dead: Blow on a dead man's embers And a live flame will start." R. Graves 'To Bring the Dead to Life' Collected Poems 1961
Quote of the Day : Lieutenant-Colonel Hew Pike
"I was confident that we were reasonably well prepared. There is enormous residual self-confidence in a parachute battalion. People don't wonder whether they can do things". Lt.Col Hew Pike, 1982, commanding 3 Para during the Falklands War.
Quote of the Day : Admiral Stepan O. Makarov
"My rule is: if you meet the weakest vessel, attack; if it is a vessel equal to yours, attack; and if it is stronger than yours, also attack..."
Quote of the Day : Field Marshal Viscount Slim of Burma
You're all right as long as you're winners; I'm a hell of a general when Im winning, anybody is, but it's when you're not winning - and I have not always been winning - if you had been a British General at the start of the war you'd know that - it is then that... Continue Reading →
Quote of the Day : General Merrill Barber Twining
"The total vessels lost by both navies had been about the same, but we could replace ours; the Japanese could not. Our other losses were of a different character; leaders like Admirals Scott and Callaghan are not easy to replace. Their deaths remind us that admirals till die on the bridges of their flagships while... Continue Reading →
Quote of the Day : General Giulio Douhet
"Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the changes in the character of war, not upon those who wait to adapt themselves after they occur".
Quote of the Day : Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke
"In war it is often less important what one does than how one does it. Strong determination and perseverance in carrying through a simple idea are the surest routes to ones objective".
Quote of the Day : Major General Carl von Clausewitz
"Action in war is not continuous but spasmodic. Violent clashes are interrupted by periods of observation, during which both sides are on the defensive. But usually one side is more strongly motivated, which tends to affect its behaviour: the offensive element will dominate, and usually maintain its continuity of action." Clausewitz, On War. 1832
Quote of the Day : Dwight D. Eisenhower
“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight—it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”- President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Quote of the Day : G. K. Chesterton
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” G. K. Chesterton
Quote of the Day : German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
“Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself and let your troops see that you don’t in your endurance of fatigue and privation. Always be tactful and well-mannered. Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to... Continue Reading →
The Dig
Earlier this evening I sat down and watched The Dig on Netflix. Folk had been raving about it all week and despite me being more of a documentary watcher I decided to give it a go and I wasn't disappointed at all. The Dig is all about the archaeological excavations carried out on an Anglo... Continue Reading →