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9 quotes by B. H. Liddell Hart

This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (November 2014) B. H. Liddell Hart Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart (31 October 1895 – 29 January 1970), commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was an English soldier, military historian and military theorist. He is...
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Guerrilla war is a kind of war waged by the few but dependent on the support of many.

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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.

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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive... →

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In should be the duty of every soldier to reflect on the experiences of the past, in the endeavor to discover improvements, in his particular sphere... →

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Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war.

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A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

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The search for the truth for truth's sake is the mark of the historian.

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The chief incalculable in war is the human will.

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Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war... →

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