Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.
Sun Tzu
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights... →
Quickness is the essence of the war.
There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.
In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
From the moment this war began, there was, for this state, only one policy possible, neutrality.
Eamon de Valera
If war comes upon us, it will come as a thief in the night.
Here, in Cork district, you have in combination all the dangers which war can inflict.
I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if continued to be fed, promise to burn up whatever is... →
Mr. Churchill is proud of Britain's stand alone, after France had fallen and before America entered the War.