The book provides familiar and not-so-familiar sayings that capture the
chaos, challenges, and sacrifices of war.--Army magazine The Quotable
Soldier is a rich and balanced collection of the best quotations about
war and those who go to war. From Thucydides to General H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, here are the reasons men go to war, the challenge of human
courage, the strategy of great battles and campaigns, the horrors of
war, and much more. The Quotable Soldier includes comments about 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. The
perfect gift for any soldier, veteran, or war buff, The Quotable Soldier
is a compulsively readable collection of some of the most illuminating
observations ever made about war.