87 Quotes by B. H. Liddell Hart

Guerrilla war is a kind of war waged by the few but dependent on the support of many.

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

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 of action, which are practicable in the immediate future.

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

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 drain upon his side.

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

The chief incalculable in war is the human will.

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 or pugilism.

For if we merely take what obviously appears the line of least resistance, its obviousness will appeal to the opponent also; and this line may no longer be that of least resistance. In studying the physical aspect, we must never lose sight of the psychological, and only when both are combined is the strategy truly an indirect approach, calculated to dislocate the opponent's balance.